| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-414 |
| Ordered | as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 934[1] |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland |
| Yard number | 2186[1] |
| Laid down | 18 October 1942 |
| Launched | 21 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 January 1943 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LST-414 |
| Fate | Lost in action, 15 August 1943 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class and 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-414 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-414 was laid down on 18 October 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 934, by theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore, Maryland;launched 21 November 1942; then transferred to theUnited Kingdom andcommissioned on 19 January 1943.[3]
LST-414 saw no active service in the United States Navy.[3]
At 03:35, 15 August 1943,LST-414 was struck by atorpedo offCani Rocks, Tunisia.CapitanoCarlo Faggioni, of theRegia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force), had flown hisSM.79torpedo bomber of the278thSquadriglia,132ndGruppo, fromDecimomannu Airfield in Sardinia.LST-414 was later beached offBizerta.[4]
She struck from theNavy list on 24 November 1943.[3]
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