Greek landing ship Lemnos (L158)

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History
United States
NameLST-36
Builder
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down21 April 1943
Launched10 July 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Franklin Keen
Stricken23 June 1947
IdentificationHull symbol: LST-36
FateTransferred to the
Royal Hellenic Navy
, 23 August 1943
Greece
NameLemnos
NamesakeLemnos
Acquired23 August 1943
Decommissioned10 May 1977
IdentificationHull symbol: L158
FateSold to Greece, January 1947
General characteristics [1]
Type
tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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 x LCVPs
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16
enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-36 was an

Royal Hellenic Navy
on 23 August 1943, before being commissioned into the USN, and was renamed Lemnos (Λήμνος).

Construction

LST-36 was laid down on 21 April 1943, at

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 10 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Franklin Keen; and transferred to the Hellenic Navy on 23 August 1943, and renamed Lemnos (L158).[2]

Service history

Lemnos sailed from Galveston Bar for Key West, Florida, on 28 August 1943, with convoy HK 125, arriving in Key West, 1 September 1943.[3]

On 11 October 1943, Lemnos left Halifax, Nova Scotia, in convoy SC 144,[4] en route she joined convoy WN 497 that had departed Loch Ewe, on 26 October. She arrived in Methil, Scotland, on 28 October with a load of lumber.[5]

Lemnos departed Methil, on 3 December 1943, in convoy EN 314 (series 2), arriving in Loch Ewe, on 5 December.[6] She departed Liverpool, England, in convoy OS 61/KMS 35, on 8 December 1943.[7] The convoy split on 20 December 1943, with Lemnos continuing on in convoy KMS 35G, arriving in Gibraltar, on 21 December.[8]

On 22 May 1944, Lemnos departed Augusta, Sicily, with convoy VN 41, arriving in Naples, Italy, the following day.[9] She later returned to Augusta, in convoy NV 46, departing Naples, on 16 June, and arriving the next day.[10]

Lemnos sailed for Taranto, Italy, on 9 January 1945, in convoy HP 19, arriving in Piraeus, Greece, on 12 January 1945.[11]

Post-war service

She was sold to the government of Greece in January 1947, and struck from the

Navy list on 23 June 1947.[2]
She was decommissioned from the Greek navy on 10 May 1977.

References

  1. ^ Navsource 2010.
  2. ^ a b DANFS 2015.
  3. ^ Convoy HK 125.
  4. ^ Convoy SC 144.
  5. ^ Convoy WN 497.
  6. ^ Convoy EN 314(2).
  7. ^ Convoy OS 61/KMS 35.
  8. ^ Convoy KMS 35G.
  9. ^ Convoy VN 41.
  10. ^ Convoy NV 46.
  11. ^ Convoy HP 19.

Bibliography

  • "LST-36". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "LST-36". Navsource. Navsource.org. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy EN.314 (Series 2)". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • "Convoy HK.125". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • "Convoy KMS.35G". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy OS.61/ KMS.35". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  • "Convoy NV.46". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy SC.144". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy HP.19". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy VN.41". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Convoy WN.497". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links


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