HMS LST-429 (original) (raw)

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History
United Kingdom
Name LST-429
Ordered as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 949[1]
Builder Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number 2201[1]
Laid down 16 November 1942
Launched 11 January 1943
Commissioned 20 February 1943
Stricken 24 November 1943
Identification Hull symbol: LST-429
Fate Lost in action, 3 July 1943
General characteristics [2]
Class and type _LST-1_-class tank landing ship
Displacement 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam 50 ft (15 m)
Draft Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 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 x LCVPs
Capacity 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops 163
Complement 117
Armament Varied, ultimate armament 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons 4 × Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts

HMS LST-429 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.

LST-429 was laid down on 16 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 949, by the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 11 January 1943; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 20 February 1943.[3]

The ship was sunk due to a fire while in Royal Navy service in July 1943, northwest of Zuwarah, Libya. On 24 November 1943, LST-429 was struck from the Navy list.[3]

The wreck is located at: 33°05′N 11°52′E / 33.083°N 11.867°E / 33.083; 11.867[4]

  1. ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield 2008.
  2. ^ Navsource 2004.
  3. ^ a b DANFS.
  4. ^ Helgason.

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