USS LST-11

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History
United States
NameLST-11
BuilderDravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down8 August 1942
Launched18 November 1942
Sponsored byMiss Virginia Fowler
StatusTransferred to the United Kingdom 22 March 1943
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameLST-11
Acquired22 March 1943
Commissioned23 March 1943
Out of service13 May 1946
StatusReturned to US Naval custody
History
United States
Acquired13 May 1946
Stricken5 June 1946
Fatesold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines,
Statusfate unknown
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 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 3 in (2.51 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
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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 × LCVP
Capacity1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Operations:

USS LST-11 was an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy. LST-11 was transferred to the Royal Navy in early 1943 to serve in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, the Normandy Invasion, and to the Pacific Theater of Operations during 1944 and 1945.[1]

Construction

LST-11 was laid down on 8 August 1942 by the Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, launched on 18 November 1942, sponsored by Miss Virginia Fowler.[2] She was transferred to and commissioned by the Royal Navy 23 March 1943.[1]

Service history

LST-11 left from Hampton Roads, Virginia for the Mediterranean on 14 May 1943, with convoy UGS 8A, arriving in Oran, Algeria, sometime before 8 June 1943.[3]

Mediterranean and European operations

LST-11 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Anzio Advanced Landings from January to March of 1944. LST-11 was sent to Cardiff, Wales, for repairs in May 1944. She then participated in the Normandy landings in June 1944, and was this time sent to Thames and Portsmouth for repairs in June and August 1944.[1]

Pacific operations

LST-11 was then assigned to the Pacific theater and participated in the what was originally planned to be Operation Zipper, the recapture of Malay, in September 1945, but with Japan surrendering this was an unopposed action.[1]

Postwar service

She was paid off at Subic Bay on 13 April 1946, and returned to the US Navy on 13 May 1946. LST-11 was struck from the Naval Register on 5 June 1946.[1]

LST-11 was sold on 5 December 1947 to Bosey in the Philippines. Her final fate is not known.[1]

Notes

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f NS LST-11 2014.
  2. ^ DANFS LST-11.
  3. ^ Convoy UGS 8A.

Bibliography

Online sources
  • "HM LST-11". Navsource. Navsource.org. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  • "LST-11". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 April 2015. {{cite web}}: More than one of |work= and |website= specified (help)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "Convoy UGS.8A". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

External links

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