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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 |
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Length: | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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 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 |
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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.
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]
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′N12°55′E / 41.000°N 12.917°E Coordinates: 41°0′N12°55′E / 41.000°N 12.917°E LCI(L)-194 was able to rescue her crew members. LST-418 was struck from the Navy list on 16 May 1944. [3] [4]
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