USSLST-4 approaches the shore at Yellow Beach,Pampelonne Bay,France, 16 August 1944.
History
United States
Name	LST-4
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	4 July 1942
Launched	9 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. John (Jennie) Bartolo
Commissioned	14 February 1943
Decommissioned	23 December 1944
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-4 Code letters: NFEN
Honors & awards	4 ×battle stars
Fate	Transferred to theRoyal Navy
HMLST-4 enteringMalta Harbor in 1944.
United Kingdom
Name	LST-4
Commissioned	24 December 1944
Decommissioned	1946
Fate	Returned to US Naval custody, 1946
United States
Acquired	1946
Stricken	19 June 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 10 September 1947
General characteristics[1]
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	6 ×LCVP
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	163
Complement	117
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 ×20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Sicilian occupation (9 July 1943) Salerno landings (9–21 September 1943) Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings (22 January–2 February 1944) Invasion of southern France (15 August–25 September 1944)

USSLST-4 was anLST-1-classtank landing ship of theUnited States Navy built duringWorld War II. She was transferred to theRoyal Navy in December 1944. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-4 was laid down on 4 July 1942, atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania by theDravo Corporation; launched on 9 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. J. Bartolo; and commissioned on 14 February 1943.^[2][1]

LST-4 was assigned to theMediterranean Theatre and participated in the following operations: theAllied invasion of Sicily in July 1943; theSalerno Landings in September 1943; theAnzio-Nettuno advanced landings on the west coast ofItaly from January to February 1944; and theInvasion of southern France from August to September 1944.^[2]

LST-4 was decommissioned from theUSN on 23 December 1944, inBizerte, Tunisia, and commissioned into the Royal Navy the next day. On 14 January 1945, while sailing betweenTaranto,Italy, andPiraeus,Greece, she struck amine, but was still able to make Piraeus. She transferred toAlexandria,Egypt, in June, before making way forMalta, for repairs from 10 to 24 October 1945.^[1]

She was returned to the United States in early 1946, by aRoyal Navy crew. En route she lost her port sidescrew and had to be towed by another LST toNorfolk, Virginia. She was turned back over to USN custody.^[1]

LST-4 was struck from theNavy list on 19 June 1946. On 10 September 1947, she was sold to theBoston Metals Company, ofBaltimore,Maryland, for scrapping.^[2]

LST-4 earned fourbattle stars for World War II service.^[2]

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