HMS LCI(L)-162
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| Name | HMS LCI(L)-162 | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (LCI(L)-1) | ||
| Tonnage | 246 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Port Newark NJ | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 7 Feb, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-596 (Gunter Jahn) | ||
| Position | Grid CH 8438 - See estimated map location (35.45N00.45W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (18 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Oran - Algiers | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in November 1942 for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.08 hours on 7 Feb, 1943, HMS LCI(L)-162 was torpedoed by U-596 and exploded. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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