HM LST-428

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HMS LST-428 Courseulles, France, August 1944.jpg
HM LST-428 beached at Courseulles, France, in August 1944, while loading casualties. HM LST-428 had been converted to transport casualties back to the United Kingdom.
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameLST-428
Orderedas a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 948 [1]
Builder Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number2200 [1]
Laid down22 November 1942
Launched22 December 1942
Commissioned9 February 1943
Decommissioned10 June 1946
Identification Hull symbol: LST-428
FateReturned to USN custody, 10 June 1946
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-428
Acquired10 June 1946
Stricken19 July 1946
FateSold for scrapping, 10 October 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops163
Complement117
Armament

HMS LST-428 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-428 was laid down on 22 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 948, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 22 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 9 February 1943. [3]

Service history

LST-428 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 June 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 July 1946. On 10 October 1947, she was sold to Luria Bros, and Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped. [3]

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