| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-417 |
| Ordered | as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 937[1] |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number | 2189[1] |
| Laid down | 29 October 1942 |
| Launched | 24 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LST-417 |
| Fate | Returned toUSN custody, 31 May 1946 |
 United States | |
| Name | LST-417 |
| Acquired | 31 May 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 4 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-417 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-417 was laid down on 29 October 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 937, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 24 November 1942; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 29 January 1943.[3]
LST-417 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 31 May 1946, and struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946. On 4 December 1947,LST-417 was sold to James A. Hughes,New York City, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
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