HM LST 8
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 HMS LST-8 offloading at Port Dickson, Burma. Royal Navy photo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HM LST 8 |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 29 Oct 1942 |
| Completed | 1942 |
| In service | 23 Mar 1943 |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| Fate | scrapped Dec 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Craft Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 |
| Length | 328 ft (99.98m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15.24m) |
| Depth | 3 ft 11 in (1.19m) fwd, 9 ft 10 in (3m) aft |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew 117, plus 163 troops |
Remarks
She was never commissioned into the US Navy, but was transferred to the Royal Navy on 22 Mar 1943. Under UK control she participated in the:
- Invasion of Sicily;
- Invasion of Reggio;
- Salerno landings;
- Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings;
- Invasion of Normandy; and
- Invasion of Malaya
Prior to being handed back to the US Navy on 1 Jun 1947 she carried Australian BCOF troops from Morotai to Kure in Japan.