HM LST-410

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-410
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 930
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2182
Laid down	13 September 1942
Launched	15 November 1942
Commissioned	14 January 1943
Decommissioned	16 March 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-410
Fate	Returned to USN custody, 16 March 1946
United States
Name	LST-410
Acquired	16 March 1946
Stricken	26 February 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 February 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class 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 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 shp (1,300 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-410 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-410 was laid down on 13 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 930, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 15 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 14 January 1943.^[3]

Service history

LST-410 served the Royal Navy during the invasion of Normandy. She then served as part of "W" Task Force where she served off the coast of Arakan, while participating in the Burma Campaign. LST-410 took part in Operation Dracula, the retaking of Rangoon, Operation Zipper, the retaking of Malaya, and Operation Tiderace, the retaking of Singapore. She then provided relief work repatriating ex-POWs of the Japanese after the war.^[2]

LST-410 saw no active service in the United States Navy. The tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list on 26 February 1946. She was returned to United States Navy custody and decommissioned on 16 March 1946. On 13 February 1948, LST-410 was sold to Bosey, Philippines, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

Notes

Citations

^ ^a ^b Bethlehem-Fairfield 2008.
^ ^a ^b Navsource 2014.
^ ^a ^b DANFS 2015.

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-410". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 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 30 April 2017.
"USS LST-410". Navsource.org. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2017.