HM LST-418
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Name | LST-418 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 938[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number | 2190[1] |
Laid down | 2 November 1942 |
Launched | 30 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 29 January 1943 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-418 |
Fate | Lost in action, 16 February 1944 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 163 |
Complement | 117 |
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HMS LST-418 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
LST-418 was laid down on 2 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 938, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 30 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 29 January 1943.[3]
Service history
LST-418 proceeded south to the Mediterranean and participated in Operation Shingle. She was struck by a Gnat from U-230 at 15:11 on 16 February 1944, eight kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Punta Papa, Ponza Island.41°0′N 12°55′E / 41.000°N 12.917°E / 41.000; 12.917 LCI(L)-194 was able to rescue her crew members. LST-418 was struck from the Navy list on 16 May 1944.[3][4]
See also
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield 2008.
- ^ a b DANFS 2015.
- ^ Helgason.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-418". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "USS LST-418". Navsource.org. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS LST-418". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of LST-418 at NavSource Naval History
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- Preceded by: None
- Followed by: LST-491 class