Kedge Hook HM LCT 427

His Majesty’s landing craft tank (LCT) 427 sank at 03:03 on 7th June 1944 at Spitbank Gate as she approached her home port. LCT 427 was returning to Portsmouth after delivering a cargo of Sherman duplex drive (DD) tanks to Gold Beach on D-Day as a part of the British lead assault under Operation Neptune. As she approached Portsmouth in the early hours of 7th June 1944, part of a flotilla of tank landing craft, she was in collision with the battleship HMS Rodney. The LCT was sliced in two amidships as she collided with the bow of HMS Rodney. All thirteen crew of LCT 427 were lost in the tragedy. The incident was not officially recorded for some months during which time the LCT and her crew were reported as missing.

The exact location of LCT 427 was not known when we began our investigation.

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Title Published Date Author
Kedge Hook HM LCT 427 Update 2011 30 December 2011 Written by Alison Mayor
Kedge Hook U3A Presentation 31 July 2012 Written by Alison Mayor
LCT 427 Memorial Ceremony 29 November 2011
Memorial service planned for crew of LCT 427 10 October 2011
SSAC diving on LCT 427 in the news 21 September 2011
Project Kedge Hook: HM LCT 427 Survey 2011 29 August 2011