| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-407 |
| Ordered | as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 927[1] |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number | 2179[1] |
| Laid down | 2 September 1942 |
| Launched | 5 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 December 1942 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LST-407 |
| Fate | Returned toUSN custody, 6 May 1945 |
 United States | |
| Name | LST-407 |
| Acquired | 6 May 1945 |
| Stricken | 11 July 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, July 1945 |
| 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 |
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HMSLST-407 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-407 was laid down on 2 September 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 927, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 5 November 1942; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 31 December 1942.[3]
LST-407 saw no active service in the United States Navy.[3]LST-407 took part in thelandings at Anzio in Italy on 22 January 1944.[4] The tank landing ship was damaged beyond repair on 24 April 1944, and beached offBaiae, Italy. The hulk was accepted by the United States Navy on 6 May 1945. On 11 July 1945,LST-407 was struck from theNavy list. Sometime in July 1945, she was sold to a local Italian firm and scrapped.[3]
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