HMLST-419 beached atMorotai while loadingAustralian troops of the34th Brigade for occupation duty inJapan, 27 October 1945.
History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-419
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 939[1]
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2191[1]
Laid down	1 November 1942
Launched	30 November 1942
Commissioned	8 February 1943
Decommissioned	4 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-419
Fate	Returned toUSN custody, 4 May 1946
United States
Name	LST-419
Acquired	4 May 1946
Stricken	8 July 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947
General characteristics[2]
Class & type	LST-1-classtank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m)oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW)Electro-Motive Diesel12-567Adiesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk mainreduction gears 2 ×Propellers
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 xLCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	163
Complement	117
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 1 ×QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun 6 ×20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon 4 × Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts

HMSLST-419 was aUnited States NavyLST-1-classtank landing ship that was transferred to theRoyal Navy duringWorld War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.

LST-419 was laid down on 1 November 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 939, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 30 November 1942; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 8 February 1943.^[3]

LST-419 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 4 May 1946, and struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 8 July 1946. On 5 December 1947,LST-419 was sold to Bosey, Philippines, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

• List of United States Navy LSTs

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• Ships built in Baltimore
• 1942 ships
• LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Royal Navy
• World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom
• S3-M2-K2 ships

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