cloud, surprising the U-Boat on the surface, a single depth charge exploded beneath the U-boat, sinking her with all hands. Six in One The U-boats sunk in the 6 in 1 patrol were as follows: - 31 January (Type VIIC) - 8 February (Type VIIC) - 9 February (Type VIIC) - 9 February (Type VIIC) - 11 February (Type VIIC) - 19 February (Type VIIC) HMS Kite Memorial On 21 August 2004, the 60th anniversary of Kites sinking a memorial stone was unveiled in the Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens. References External links HMS Kite history Black Swan-class sloops World War II sloops of the United Kingdom Sloops of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Mersey Shipwrecks in the Barents Sea World War II shipwrecks in the Arctic Ocean 1942 ships Maritime incidents in August 1944 Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II