HM LST-413
Career | |
---|---|
Name: | LST-413 |
Builder: | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Laid down: | 10 October 1942 |
Launched: | 10 November 1942 |
Commissioned: | 5 January 1943, as HM LST-413 |
Decommissioned: | 11 April 1946 |
Struck: | 10 June 1947 |
Fate: | Sold to the Philippines, 5 December 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement: | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,880 long tons (3,942 t) full |
Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft: | Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
Depth: | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats and landing craft carried: | Two or six LCVPs |
Troops: | 14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men |
Complement: | 7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men |
Armament: | 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS LST-413 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
LST-413 was laid down on 10 October 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Company; launched on 10 November 1942, then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 5 January 1943. LST-413 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 11 April 1946 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 June 1947. On 5 December 1947 LST-413 was sold to Bosey, Philippines.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "LST-413". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- "LST-413". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
See also
|