HM LST-420
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LST-420
was built in Maryland in USA, and was launched in December
1942. She was sent 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 her in two. She immediately went
down in the deep, and its believed that almost 300 people
lost their lives in the sinking. In 1990 parts of the bow
was salvaged and the broken remains of her rest today 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: HM LST-404 Courtesy of Nav-History, Public domain Last updated: June 2019 |
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