HMAS LST 3022 was a Mark 3 Landing Ship Tank (LST) operated by the Royal Navy (as HMS LST 3022) during World War II, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1946 until 1954.
![]() HMAS LST 3022 (at left) in 1946
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Builder | Lithgows, Port Glasgow |
Launched | 26 January 1945 |
Commissioned | 1 July 1946 (into RAN) |
Decommissioned | 1946 |
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Fate | Converted to dredge Coral |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Landing Ship Tank Mark 3 |
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Length | 345 ft (105 m) overall |
Beam | 55 ft 3 in (16.84 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, 5,500 hp (4,100 kW), two propellers |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Capacity | 18 40-ton tanks, 27 trucks, and 7 LCMs |
Troops | 168 troops |
Complement | 104 |
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The vessel was built by Lithgows at their shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland,[1] and was launched on 26 January 1945.[citation needed] The Mark 3 LST had a light load displacement of 2,140 tonnes (2,110 long tons; 2,360 short tons), with a maximum beachable displacement of 3,117 tonnes (3,068 long tons; 3,436 short tons) beaching.[1] They were 345 feet (105 m) in length overall, with a beam of 55 feet 3 inches (16.84 m), and a maximum draught of 13 feet 1 inch (3.99 m) at the stern.[1] Propulsion was provided by triple expansion engines, which delivered 5,500 horsepower (4,100 kW) to the two propellers.[1] Maximum speed was 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph), with a range of 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1] The LCTs had a ship's company of 104, and could carry a maximum load of 168 troops, eighteen 40-ton tanks, 27 trucks, and seven Landing Craft Mechanized.[1] In RAN service, LST 3022 was armed with four 40 mm Bofors in two twin mounts and six 20 mm Oerlikons in two twin and two single mounts.[1]
LST 3022 operated with the Royal Navy during World War II. In 1946, LST 3022 and five other Mark 3 LSTs were loaned to the RAN.[1] They were all commissioned into RAN service on 1 July 1946.[1] LST 3022 was placed in reserve before the end of the year, and was not recommissioned.[1]
LST 3022 was sold to R.R. Coote for disposal on 4 June 1950.[2] The vessel was purchased by the Queensland Cement and Lime Company. in September 1954, was converted into a dredge, and renamed Coral.[1] In this role she was operated alongside the former Australian Army vessel Crusader, which had also been purchased by the Queensland Cement and Lime Company, converted to a coral barge and renamed Cementco.[3]
Citations
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edit- Gillett, Ross (1988). Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946. Brookvale, New South Wales: Child & Associates. ISBN 0-86777-219-0. OCLC 23470364.
- Gillett, Ross (1977). Warships of Australia. MacDougall, Anthony; Graham, Colin (illustrations). Adelaide: Rigby. ISBN 0-7270-0472-7. OCLC 4466019.