HM LST-424
{{Short description|1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United Kingdom |Ship flag= {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |Ship name=LST-424 |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 944{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}} |Ship builder= Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland |Ship yard number=2196{{sfn|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}} |Ship laid down= 17 November 1942 |Ship launched= 12 December 1942 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 1 February 1943 |Ship decommissioned= 7 January 1946 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship identification=Hull symbol: LST-424 |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship fate= Returned to USN custody, 7 January 1946 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= title |Ship country= United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name= LST-424 |Ship acquired= 7 January 1946 |Ship struck= 21 May 1946 |Ship fate= Sold for scrapping, 3 July 1946 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2006}} |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-424 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-424 was laid down on 17 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 944, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 12 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 1 February 1943.{{sfn|DANFS}}
==Service history==
LST-424 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 7 January 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 May 1946. On 3 July 1946, she was sold to Rinaldo De Haag, Italy, and subsequently scrapped.{{sfn|DANFS}}
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Online resources
- {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-424.html
| title = LST-424
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 12 May 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}
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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 = 12 May 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Fairfield|2008}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160424.htm
| title= USS LST-424
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 25 August 2006
| access-date= 12 May 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2006}}
}}
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External links
- {{navsource|10/16/160424|LST-424}}
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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