HM LST-426

HM LST-426 and other LSTs, mid-1943 at the dockside of Sousse Harbour, Tunisia. The ships are being loaded with vehicles and equipment in preparation for the invasion of Sicily.
History
United Kingdom
Name: LST-426
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 946[1]
Builder: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number: 2198[1]
Laid down: 16 November 1942
Launched: 11 December 1942
Commissioned: 16 February 1943
Decommissioned: 23 April 1946
Identification: Hull symbol: LST-426
Fate: returned to USN custody, 23 April 1946
United States
Name: LST-426
Acquired: 23 April 1946
Struck: 19 June 1946
Fate: sold for scrapping, 2 December 1947
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-426 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.

Construction

LST-426 was laid down on 16 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 946, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 11 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 16 February 1943.[3]

Service history

LST-426 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 23 April 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 June 1946. On 2 December 1947, she was sold to N. Block & Co., Norfolk, Virginia, and subsequently scrapped.[3]

See also

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    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-426". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 May 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 12 May 2017.
    • "USS LST-426". Navsource.org. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2017.


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