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Name | LST-403 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 923[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number | 2175[1] |
Laid down | 23 August 1942 |
Launched | 24 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 December 1942 |
Decommissioned | 11 April 1946 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-403 |
Fate | Returned to USN custody, 11 April 1946 |
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Name | LST-403 |
Acquired | 11 April 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |
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 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 163 |
Complement | 117 |
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HMS LST-403 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
[edit]LST-403 was laid down on 23 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 923, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 24 October 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 8 December 1942.[3]
Service history
[edit]LST-403 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 11 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, the ship was sold to Bosey, Philippines, for scrapping.[3]
See also
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[edit]- Citations
Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-403". 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-403". Navsource.org. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of LST-403 at NavSource Naval History