HM LST-8
Port Dickson , Malaya, 12 September 1945.
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| History | |
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| Name | LST-8 |
| Builder | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 26 July 1942 |
| Launched | 29 October 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Anne H. Johnson |
| Fate | Transferred to the Royal Navy, 22 March 1943 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-8 |
| Acquired | 22 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 4 May 1946 |
| Fate | Returned to US Naval custody, 1 June 1946 |
 United States | |
| Acquired | 1 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| 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 |
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| Troops | 163 |
| Complement | 117 |
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HM LST-8 was a
tank landing ship
in the US, she was transferred to the Royal Navy in March 1943,
Post war she was transferred to the United States Navy before disposal.
Construction
LST-8 was laid down on 26 July 1942, at
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 29 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Johnson; and transferred to the Royal Navy on 22 March 1943,[2] and commissioned the following day.[1]
Service history
LST-8 sailed from
Hampton Roads, Virginia, for the Mediterranean on 14 May 1943, with convoy UGS 8A, arriving in Oran, Algeria, sometime before 8 June 1943.[3]
She participated in the
Eastern Fleet. LST-8 also participated in the landings in Malaya, Operation Zipper. She was paid off on 4 May 1946, at Subic Bay.[1]
Final disposition
LST-8 was returned from the United Kingdom on 1 June 1946, and was struck from the
Navy list on 3 July 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.[2]
References
- ^ a b DANFS.
- ^ Convoy UGS 8A.
Bibliography
- "LST-8". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "LST-8". Navsource. Navsource.org. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "Convoy UGS.8A". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HM LST-8 (ship, 1942).
- Photo gallery of HM LST-8 at NavSource Naval History
