Nummer: 18421
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | English Channel |
| Date of attack : | 25.08.1944 |
| Time of attack : | 07:05 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 764 |
| Commander : | Bremen |
| Grid : | BF 3617 |
| presumed target type : | Landing Craft |
| presumed tonnage : | 350 ts |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Number of torpedoes/mines : | 1 |
| Used weapon(s) : | Acoustic homing torpedo (gnat) |
| Convoy : | Starlight 76 |
| Date of observation : | 25.08.1944 |
| Time of observation : | 07:15 |
| Nationality of target : | British |
| Actual type of target : | Landing Craft |
| Name of target : | LCT 1074 |
| Year of launch : | 1943 |
| Actual tonnage : | 453 ts |
| Actual result : | not repaired, total loss |
| Position of target : | 49.50n 00.45w |
| Footnote : | U-764 fired two gnats against two targets a convoy of landing vessels. The second torpedo detonated after 2:41 min. Ten minutes later a rescue boat was seen. Following a contemporary report, LCT 1074 struck a mine between 14C and 14D Channel buoys. The stern was blown off, but bow section was towed to the Utah Station Ship by LCT 800. Survivors were given medical attention at that station (Admiralty War Diary 25.08.1944). |
| Convoy : | Starlight 76 |
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
uboat.net: LCT 1074 | |
Americans on board HMS LCT 1074 when it was torpedoed. |
| updated on: | 11.09.2021 |
| Remark: | NAT SHIP REM CONV |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer, 10.10.95: Korrektur gem. KTB U764 2) FMA 11.09.2021: Zahlendreher korrigiert 1074 anstatt 1047 3) FMA 11.09.2021: britisches LCT. Otherwise HM LCT(4) 1074 will be confused with US LCT(6) 1074. 4) ADM WAR DIARY: konstruktiver Totalverlust 5) Convoy "STARLIGHT 76" (Fremdlink 2, Antwort #21) |