HM LST-408

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LST-408 Borneo 18 October 1945.jpg
HM LST-408 unloading rations and members of British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAF) at Borneo, 18 October 1945.
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name:LST-408
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 928 [1]
Builder: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number: 2180 [1]
Laid down: 9 September 1942
Launched: 31 October 1942
Commissioned: 23 December 1942
Decommissioned: 4 May 1946
Identification: Hull symbol: LST-408
Fate: returned to USN custody, 4 May 1946
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Name:LST-408
Acquired: 4 May 1946
Stricken: 19 June 1946
Fate: sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651  t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520  t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000  lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000  kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:

HMS LST-408 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.

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Construction

LST-408 was laid down on 9 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 928, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 October 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 23 December 1942. [3]

Service history

LST-408 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 4 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, LST-408 was sold to Bosey, Philippines, and subsequently scrapped. [3]

See also

Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 Bethlehem-Fairfield 2008.
    2. ↑ Navsource 2017.
    3. 1 2 DANFS 2015.

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