HM LST-414

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-414
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 934[1]
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2186[1]
Laid down	18 October 1942
Launched	21 November 1942
Commissioned	19 January 1943
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-414
Fate	Lost in action, 15 August 1943
General characteristics [2]
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-414 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-414 was laid down on 18 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 934, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 21 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 19 January 1943.^[3]

Service history

LST-414 saw no active service in the United States Navy.^[3]

At 03:35, 15 August 1943, LST-414 was struck by a torpedo off Cani Rocks, Tunisia. Capitano Carlo Faggioni, of the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force), had flown his SM.79 torpedo bomber of the 278th <i>Squadriglia</i>, 132nd <i>Gruppo</i>, from Decimomannu Airfield in Sardinia. LST-414 was later beached off Bizerta.^[4]

She struck from the Navy list on 24 November 1943.^[3]

See also

• List of United States Navy LSTs

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-414 at NavSource Naval History

This page was last edited on 4 February 2024, at 10:16