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HM LST-412


LST-412 was transferred to the United Kingdom for the duration of World War II
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
  • Laid down, 24 September 1942, at Bethlehem Fairfield Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 16 November 1942
  • Transferred under terms of the Lend-lease Act to the Royal Navy
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-412, 26 January 1943
  • HM LST-412 sailed from New York in company with HM LST-324 and HM LST-421, 13 March 1943 transporting refinery equipment to Curacao
  • From Georgetown, Curacao HM LST-412 set sail for Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • HM LST-324 participated in the following campaign:
    Invasion of Normandy
  • Returned to US Naval control, 23 January 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 20 March 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 December 1947, to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA.
    Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament
    1 - 12 Pounder anti-aircraft multi-barrel mount
    6 - 20MM mounts
    4 - Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-320 72k Rhino ferry F94 moves away from HM LST-320 heading for the Normandy beachhead along the port side of HM LST-412. Robert Hurst
    LST-412 50k HM LST-324 and HM 412 unloading logs at Freetown, Sierra Leone, date unknown. Robert Hurst
    View the LST-412
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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