HMS LCM-1123
British Landing craft
Name | HMS LCM-1123 | ||
Type: | Landing craft (LCM Mk.III) | ||
Tonnage | 52 tons | ||
Completed | |||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 5 Jul 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-593 (Gerd Kelbling) | ||
Position | 37° 01'N, 4° 10'E - Grid CH 9544 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | KMS-18B | ||
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History | | ||
Notes on event | HMS LCM-1123 was on transfer from the UK to the Mediterranean aboard the Devis to be used in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, but was lost on 5 July 1943, when this ship was sunk by U-593 in convoy KMS-18B. |
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