Headquarters ship

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During the

amphibious operations.^[1] The first such recognised ship was HMS Bulolo.^[1]

During the Second World War, four Landing Ships Headquarters (Large) (or LSH(L)s) were commissioned into the Royal Navy.

Normandy Landings

Normandy Landings

Normandy Landings

HMS Lothian - formerly the MV City of Edinburgh requisitioned from the Ellerman Line (converted in 1944).

The Royal Navy Captain-class frigates Dacres, Kingsmill and Lawford were converted to headquarters ships ahead of the Normandy landings.

References

^ ^a ^b "WW2 HQ SHIPS". Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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