HM LST-415

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-415
Ordered	as a MCE hull 935
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2187
Laid down	29 October 1942
Launched	21 November 1942
Commissioned	19 January 1943
Stricken	2 June 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-415
Fate	Sold for scrapping, January 1948
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-415 was a

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

Construction

LST-415 was laid down on 29 October 1942, under

launched 21 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 19 January 1943.^[3]

She was torpedoed at 03:00 by a German E-boat and beached off Thurrock, England, on 16 January 1945.^[4]^[3]

The tank landing ship was returned to United States Navy custody and struck from the

Navy list on 2 June 1945. The ship was sold to a local British firm in January 1948, and subsequently scrapped in Grays, England.^[4]^[3]

Online resources

"LST-415". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 May 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 11 May 2017.
"USS LST-415". Navsource.org. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS LST-415". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 May 2017.