HM LST-424
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom |
|
| Name: | LST-424 |
| Ordered: | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 944[1] |
| Builder: | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number: | 2196[1] |
| Laid down: | 17 November 1942 |
| Launched: | 12 December 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 1 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 January 1946 |
| Identification: | Hull symbol: LST-424 |
| Fate: | returned to USN custody, 7 January 1946 |
 United States |
|
| Name: | LST-424 |
| Acquired: | 7 January 1946 |
| Struck: | 21 May 1946 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 3 July 1946 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type: | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement |
| Length: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship length |
| Beam: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship beam |
| Draft: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship draft |
| Installed power: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship power |
| Propulsion: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion |
| Speed: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship speed |
| Range: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship range |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship boats |
| Capacity: | Template:LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity |
| Troops: | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament: | Template:RN LST-1 class tank landing ship armament |
HMS LST-424 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-424 was laid down on 17 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 944, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 12 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 1 February 1943.[3]
Service history
LST-424 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 7 January 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 May 1946. On 3 July 1946, she was sold to Rinaldo De Haag, Italy, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
See also
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Online resources
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External links
- Photo gallery of LST-424 at NavSource Naval History
