| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-423 |
| Ordered | as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 943[1] |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number | 2195[1] |
| Laid down | 1 December 1942 |
| Launched | 14 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1946 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LST-423 |
| Fate | Returned toUSN custody, 10 June 1946 |
 United States | |
| Name | LST-423 |
| Acquired | 10 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 29 December 1947 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class & type | LST-1-classtank 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 xLCVPs |
| Capacity |
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| Troops | 163 |
| Complement | 117 |
| Armament |
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HMSLST-423 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-423 was laid down on 1 December 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 943, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 14 January 1943; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 24 February 1943.[3]
LST-423 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 10 June 1946, and struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 19 July 1946. On 29 December 1947, she was sold to theNorthern Metals Co.,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
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