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:
  • 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-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.

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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′N12°55′E / 41.000°N 12.917°E / 41.000; 12.917 Coordinates: 41°0′N12°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]

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Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 Bethlehem-Fairfield 2008.
    2. ↑ Navsource 2005.
    3. 1 2 DANFS 2015.
    4. ↑ Helgason.

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