HMS LST-430 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.
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Name | LST-430 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 950[1] |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |
Yard number | 2202[1] |
Laid down | 25 November 1942 |
Launched | 31 December 1942 |
Commissioned | 19 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 26 January 1946 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-430 |
Fate | Returned to USN custody, 26 January 1946 |
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Name | LST-430 |
Acquired | 26 January 1946 |
Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 12 October 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 |
Armament |
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Construction
editLST-430 was laid down on 25 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 948, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 19 February 1943.[3]
Service history
editLST-430 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 26 January 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 May 1946. On 12 October 1947, she was sold to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
See also
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editBibliography
editOnline resources
- "LST-430". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 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 13 May 2017.
- "USS LST-430". Navsource.org. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of LST-430 at NavSource Naval History