The Spanish Odyssey of LCT 332: A Flight P Postscript
The Spanish Odyssey of LCT 332 – a Flight P Postscript On 18 th November the British Naval Attaché in Madrid wired the Admiralty. ‘IMMEDIATE An L.C.T. with engine broken down has come near Gijon. 3 officers and 16 ratings in hand for Naval Authorities. Will report further details when available and also press for repairs and release.’ Mark 3 Landing Craft [Tank]. Imperial War Museum The Flight P Convoy’s problems are dealt with elsewhere the-flight-p-convoy-disaster . During the transfer of 25 Landing Craft [Tanks] from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom, four LCTs would sink before reaching Falmouth. The fifth would begin a journey of approximately 550 miles which, in one sense, wouldn’t end till 1947. The Convoy left Gibraltar on 5 th November 1943 and, despite mechanical mishaps, sailed across an almost flat calm sea. Lieutenant Derek Luke RNVR [1], commander of LCT 332, own troubles began when a cylinder head cracked in the starbo...