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HM LST-416

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History
United Kingdom
NameLST-416
Orderedas a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 936[1]
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number2188[1]
Laid down25 October 1942
Launched30 November 1942
Commissioned3 February 1943
Decommissioned12 February 1946
IdentificationHull symbol: LST-416
FateReturned to US, 12 February 1946
United States
NameLST-416
Acquired12 February 1946
Stricken5 June 1946
FateSold for conversion to merchant service, 23 April 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeLST-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)
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 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
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 x LCVPs
Capacity1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops163
Complement117
Armament

HMS LST-416 was as a Landing Ship, Tank Mk.2 of the Royal Navy during World War II. Built as a LST-1-class tank landing ship for the United States Navy, it was transferred to the British in 1943 and returned to US in 1946.

Construction

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LST-416 was laid down on 25 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 936, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 30 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 3 February 1943.[3]

Service history

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LST-416 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 12 February 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946. On 23 April 1948, LST-416 was sold to the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, for conversion to merchant service.[3]

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LST-1LST-99
LST-100LST-199
LST-200LST-299
LST-300LST-399
LST-400LST-490
Other operators
 Argentine Navy
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 Republic of China Navy
 People's Liberation Army Navy
 Egyptian Navy
  • Aka (ex-LST-178)
 French Navy
 Hellenic Navy
 Indonesian Navy
 Marina Militare
  • Anteo (ex-Alameda County)
 Republic of Korea Navy
 Royal Norwegian Navy
 Peruvian Navy
 Philippine Navy
 Republic of Singapore Navy
  • ex-T-LST-117
 Royal Navy
 United States Army
MARCOM ships built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, during World War II
American Mariner-class missile range instrumentation ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
LST-1 Landing ship, tank
Type S3-M-K2 ships
Type EC2-S-22a minesweepers
Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
Indus-class net cargo ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
Crater-class cargo ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
Chourre-class aircraft repair ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
Xanthus-class repair ships
Type EC2-S-C1 ships
VC2-S-AP2 ships
Boulder Victory-class cargo ships
VC2-S-AP2 ships
Merchant Liberty ships
EC2-S-C1 ships
Contract date
14 March 1941
Contract date
1 May 1941
Contract date
30 January 1942
Contract date
24 December 1942
Contract date
8 June 1943
Merchant Victory ships
VC2-S-AP2 ships
Merchant Victory ships
VC2-M-AP4 ships

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