![]() HM LST-419 beached at Morotai while loading Australian troops of the 34th Brigade for occupation duty in Japan, 27 October 1945.
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Name | LST-419 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 939[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number | 2191[1] |
Laid down | 1 November 1942 |
Launched | 30 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 4 May 1946 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-419 |
Fate | Returned to USN custody, 4 May 1946 |
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Name | LST-419 |
Acquired | 4 May 1946 |
Stricken | 8 July 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-419 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-419 was laid down on 1 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 939, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 30 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 8 February 1943.[3]
Service history
[edit]LST-419 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 4 May 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 July 1946. On 5 December 1947, LST-419 was sold to Bosey, Philippines, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Citations
Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-419". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 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 11 May 2017.
- "USS LST-419". Navsource.org. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of LST-419 at NavSource Naval History