HM LST-11 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. LST-11 was transferred to the Royal Navy in March 1943, before being commissioned into the US Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. She never saw service with the US Navy.
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | LST-11 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 8 August 1942 |
Launched | 18 November 1942 |
Sponsored by | Miss Virginia Fowler |
Fate | Transferred to the Royal Navy, 22 March 1943 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | LST-11 |
Acquired | 22 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 March 1943 |
Decommissioned | 13 May 1946 |
Fate | Returned to US Naval custody, 13 May 1946 |
United States | |
Acquired | 13 May 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
Fate | Sold, 5 December 1947 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
|
Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
|
Installed power |
|
Propulsion |
|
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 |
|
Troops | 163 |
Complement | 117 |
Armament |
|
Service record | |
Operations: |
Construction
editLST-11 was laid down on 8 August 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 18 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Virginia Fowler; transferred to the Royal Navy on 22 March 1943,[2] and commissioned the following day.[1]
Service history
editLST-11 left 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 Anzio Advanced Landings from January to March of 1944, in the Mediterranean Theatre. LST-11 was sent to Cardiff, Wales, for repairs in May 1944. She then participated in the Normandy landings in June 1944, in the European Theatre. She was then sent to Thames and Portsmouth for repairs in June and August 1944.[1]
LST-11 was then assigned to the Pacific theatre and participated in what was originally planned to be Operation Zipper, the recapture of Malay, in September 1945, but with Japan surrendering this was an unopposed action.[1]
Final disposition
editShe was returned to the US Navy on 13 May 1946, and was struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b DANFS.
- ^ Convoy UGS 8A.
Bibliography
edit- "LST-11". 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-11". Navsource. Navsource.org. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "Convoy UGS.8A". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of HM LST-11 at NavSource Naval History