Allied Ships hit by U-boats


HMS LCI(L)-162

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NameHMS LCI(L)-162
Type:Landing craft (LCI(L)-1)
Tonnage246 tons
Completed1942 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Port Newark NJ 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack7 Feb 1943Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-596 (Gunter Jahn)
PositionGrid CH 8438 - See estimated map location (35.45N00.45W) *
Complement? men (18 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy
RouteOran - 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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