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Name | LST-423 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 943[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number | 2195[1] |
Laid down | 1 December 1942 |
Launched | 14 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 24 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 10 June 1946 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-423 |
Fate | Returned to USN custody, 10 June 1946 |
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Name | LST-423 |
Acquired | 10 June 1946 |
Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 29 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-423 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-423 was laid down on 1 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 943, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 14 January 1943; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 24 February 1943.[3]
Service history
[edit]LST-423 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 June 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 July 1946. On 29 December 1947, she was sold to the Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
See also
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Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-423". 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-423". Navsource.org. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of LST-423 at NavSource Naval History