HM LST-420
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LST-420
was built in Maryland in USA and lanched in December 1942.
She was sent over to England and stood ready for service
in Royal Navy in February 1943. She participated in
operations in North Africa and in Operation Overlord, the
Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Under a convoy
to the Belgian city Oostende loaded with military
personnel and vehicles 7.November 1944, she hit a mine
that immediately broke the ship in two parts. She quickly
sank and its beleived that approx 300 people lost their
lives in the sinking and the rough weather. In 1990 parts
of the bow was salvaged and the remains of the wreck rest
on a depth of 10 to 20 meter northwest of Ooostende near
Middelkerke Bank.
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| 51°15.033′N 2°41.798′′E ( Source: Wikipedia )  Picture: LST-404 Wikipedia, Public domain  Last updated: June 2019 |
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