HM LST-409
| HM LST-409, with two unidentified LSTs, moored at Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 4 September 1943, probably preparing to load troops and equipment for the Salerno landings, scheduled for 9 September 1943.
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-409 |
| Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 929[1] |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number | 2181[1] |
| Laid down | 9 September 1942 |
| Launched | 15 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 6 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 2 July 1946 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LST-409 |
| Fate | Returned to US Navy, 2 July 1946 |
| United States | |
| Name | LST-409 |
| Acquired | 2 July 1946 |
| Stricken | 29 October 1946 |
| Fate | Sold, 21 November 1946 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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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 | 163 |
| Complement | 117 |
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HMS LST-409 was a Landing Ship, Tank Mk.2 of the Royal Navy during World War II.
Built by the US as a LST-1-class tank landing ship and transferred from the US Navy. The ship was never named, but referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
[edit ]LST-409 was laid down on 9 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 929, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 15 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 6 January 1943.[3]
Service history
[edit ]LST-409 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 2 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 29 October, that same year. Sometime between 21 November 1946 and 6 January 1947, LST-409 was sold to Greece.[3]
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- Citations
Bibliography
[edit ]Online resources
- "LST-409". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 April 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "USS LST-409". Navsource.org. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links
[edit ]- Photo gallery of LST-409 at NavSource Naval History