HM LST-405
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Name: | LST-405 |
Ordered: | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 925[1] |
Builder: | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number: | 2177[1] |
Laid down: | 30 August 1942 |
Launched: | 31 October 1942 |
Commissioned: | 28 December 1942 |
Decommissioned: | February 1946 |
Struck: | 17 April 1946 |
Identification: | Hull symbol: LST-405 |
Fate: | sunk, 27 March 1946 |
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-405 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II and served in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
LST-405 was laid down on 30 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 925, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 October 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 28 December 1942.[3]
Service history
LST-405 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was sunk on 27 March, while in Royal Navy service. LST-405 was struck from the Navy list on 17 April 1946.[3]
See also
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Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-405". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "USS LST-405". Navsource.org. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to LST-405. |
- Photo gallery of LST-405 at NavSource Naval History