HM LST-408
{{Short description|1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=LST-408 Borneo 18 October 1945.jpg |Ship caption=HM LST-408 unloading rations and members of British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAF) at Borneo, 18 October 1945. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United Kingdom |Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name=LST-408 |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 928{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}} |Ship builder= Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |Ship yard number=2180{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}} |Ship laid down= 9 September 1942 |Ship launched= 31 October 1942 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 23 December 1942 |Ship decommissioned= 4 May 1946 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=Hull symbol: LST-408 |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship fate= Returned to USN custody, 4 May 1946 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=title |Ship country= United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name=LST-408 |Ship acquired= 4 May 1946 |Ship struck= 19 June 1946 |Ship fate= Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2017}} |Ship class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} |Ship displacement={{LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement}} |Ship length={{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}} |Ship beam={{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}} |Ship draft={{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}} |Ship depth= |Ship power={{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}} |Ship propulsion={{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |Ship speed= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}} |Ship range={{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}} |Ship boats= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}} |Ship capacity={{LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity}} |Ship troops=163 |Ship complement=117 |Ship armament={{RN LST-1 class tank landing ship armament}} |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} |
HMS LST-408 was a United States Navy {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
LST-408 was laid down on 9 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 928, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 October 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 23 December 1942.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}
==Service history==
LST-408 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 4 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, LST-408 was sold to Bosey, Philippines, and subsequently scrapped.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}
See also
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Online resources
- {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-408.html
| title = LST-408
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| date = 30 July 2015
| access-date = 30 April 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS|2015}}
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- {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethfairfield.htm
| title = Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 14 August 2008
| access-date = 30 April 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160408.htm
| title= USS LST-408
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 10 March 2017
| access-date= 30 April 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2017}}
}}
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External links
- {{navsource|10/16/160408|LST-408}}
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Category:Ships built in Baltimore
Category:LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Royal Navy
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom