HMS LCM-537
British Landing craft
Name | HMS LCM-537 | ||
Type: | Landing craft (LCM Mk.III) | ||
Tonnage | 52 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 | ||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 14 Oct 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-221 (Hans-Hartwig Trojer) | ||
Position | 53° 40'N, 40° 40'W - Grid AJ 9327 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-104 | ||
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Cargo | |||
History | Built for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy | ||
Notes on event | The HMS LCM-537 was on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Southern Empress and was lost on 14 Oct 1942, when this ship was sunk by U-221 in convoy SC-104. |
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