HM LST-411

History
United Kingdom
Name: LST-411
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 931[1]
Builder: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number: 2183[1]
Laid down: 21 September 1942
Launched: 9 November 1942
Commissioned: 31 December 1943
Struck: 13 November 1944
Identification: Hull symbol: LST-411
Fate:
  • lost in action, 1 January 1944, or
  • 26 January 1944, or
  • 20 February 1944
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:

HMS LST-411 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

LST-411 was laid down on 21 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 931, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 9 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 31 December 1942.[3]

Service history

LST-411 saw no active service in the United States Navy.[3] There are several reported sinking dates for LST-411: the site [Uboat.net] states that she struck a mine and was lost in action on 26 January 1944;[4] [NavSource.org] claims she was mined or torpedoed 20 February 1944;[2] while the US Navy says she was lost in action 1 January 1944. She was struck from the Navy list on 13 November 1944.[3]

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