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Notable events involving LCI(L)-178 include:

4 Jun 1943

'Flight K' Landing craft

This group of landing craft and auxiliary vessels departed Falmouth around 0725B/4 bound for Gibraltar.

This group of landing craft was made up of the following landing craft;
HMS LCI(L)-100, HMS LCI(L)-164, HMS LCI(L)-165, HMS LCI(L)-166, HMS LCI(L)-169, HMS LCI(L)-171, HMS LCI(L)-172, HMS LCI(L)-178, HMS LCI(L)-179, HMS LCI(L)-181, HMS LCI(L)-241 and HMS LCI(L)-245.

They were escorted by the corvette HMS Columbine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Griffiths, RNR).

During 7 June 1943, the destroyers HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and ORP Orkan (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) S. Hryniewiecki) patrolled in the area 'Flight K' was passing through to provide cover.

They arrived at Gibraltar on 10 June 1943. (1)

5 Jun 1943
Around 2000B/5, the destroyers HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and ORP Orkan (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) S. Hryniewiecki) departed Falmouth escorting the landing ship HMS Prins Albert (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Peate, RNR) part of her way to Gibraltar.

Around 2300B/6, HMCS Iroquois and ORP Orkan parted company to proceed to provide cover for a convoy of landing craft ('Flight K'). These convoy was however not seen in the bad visibility. [For more info on this convoy see the event ' Flight K' Landing craft ' for 4 June 1943.]

Around 2300B/7, HMCS Iroquois and ORP Orkan turned northwards to proceed to Plymouth where they arrived around 1320B/9. (2)

26 Nov 1943
Around 1630A/26, HMS Oribi (Lt.Cdr. J.C.A. Ingram, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Janus (Lt.Cdr. W.B.R. Morrison, RN) and HMCS Athabaskan (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Stubbs, RCN) departed Plymouth to make rendezvous with HMS Renown (Capt. W.E. Parry, CB, RN) coming from Gibraltar.

At 0401A/26, in position 49°36'N, 07°40'W, HMS Oribi collided with HMS LCI(L)-178. This landing craft was part of 'Flight U' which had departed Gibraltar on 20 November. HMS Oribi was ordered to take the damaged landing craft in tow and return to Plymouth. The damaged landing craft was however still seaworthy and did not have to be taken in tow and was escorted by HMS Oribi to D.1 buoy after which it entered Falmouth together with HMS LCI(L)-276 which had remained in company. HMS Oribi then returned to Plymouth.

HMS Janus and HMCS Athabaskan continued on to escort HMS Renown. (3)