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Name: L C T 107
Type: Landing Craft
Keel: 14/02/1941
Launched: 14/07/1941
Completed: 12/08/1941
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1657
Dimensions: 460disp, 143.0 x 30.0 x 3.7(draft)ft
Engines: 3 x Petrol engines, 12cyl (5.5 x 5.125ins), 1050bhp
Engines by: British Power Boat Co Ltd, Hythe
Propulsion: 3 x Screws, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Armament: 2 x 1 x 2pdr AA guns
History:
12/08/1941 British Royal Navy
06/01/1943 Sank
Comments: Tank Landing Craft - Mark 2
Shared berth with YN 1655, YN 1655 nearest river
06/01/1943: Foundered in Benghazi Harbour due to storm


Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum