![]() HMAS LST 3008 (at right) in 1946 | |
History | |
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom |
Launched | 31 October 1944 |
Commissioned | 1 July 1946 (into RAN) |
Decommissioned | 1948? |
Out of service | to reserve 1948 |
Fate | Scrapped during the 1950s |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,300 tons |
Length | 347 ft (106 m) |
Beam | 55 ft 3 in (16.84 m) |
Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
Armament | 10 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns |
HMAS LST 3008 was a landing ship tank which was briefly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast during World War II and was launched on 31 October 1944. She served with the Royal Navy as HMS LST 3008 until 1 July 1946 when she was transferred to the RAN. She was used as a transport in RAN service until 1948 when she was placed in reserve. HMAS LST 3008 was sold for scrap on 4 June 1950 and was scrapped in Sydney in the 1950s.