HM LST-407

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-407
Ordered	as a MCE hull 927
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2179
Laid down	2 September 1942
Launched	5 November 1942
Commissioned	31 December 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-407
Fate	Returned to USN custody, 6 May 1945
United States
Name	LST-407
Acquired	6 May 1945
Stricken	11 July 1945
Fate	Sold for scrapping, July 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load ; 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing;
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 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	2 × 900 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
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 x LCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum; 350 tons main deckload;
Troops	163
Complement	117
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun ; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon; 4 × Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts;

HMS LST-407 was a

tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II

Construction

LST-407 was laid down on 2 September 1942, under

launched 5 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 31 December 1942.^[3]

LST-407 saw no active service in the United States Navy.

Navy list. Sometime in July 1945, she was sold to a local Italian firm and scrapped.^[3]

Books

Winser, John de S. (2002). British Invasion Fleets: The Mediterranean and beyond 1942–1945. Gravesend: World Ships Society.
ISBN 0-9543310-0-1
.

Online resources

"LST-407". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
"USS LST-407". Navsource.org. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2017.