HMLST-428 beached atCourseulles, France, in August 1944, while loading casualties. HMLST-428 had been converted to transport casualties back to theUnited Kingdom.
History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-428
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 948[1]
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2200[1]
Laid down	22 November 1942
Launched	22 December 1942
Commissioned	9 February 1943
Decommissioned	10 June 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-428
Fate	Returned toUSN custody, 10 June 1946
United States
Name	LST-428
Acquired	10 June 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 10 October 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-428 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-428 was laid down on 22 November 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 948, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 22 December 1942; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 9 February 1943.^[3]

LST-428 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 10 October 1947, she was sold toLuria Bros, and Co., Inc.,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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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