HM LST-413

History
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 & 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 & 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.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.


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