HM LST-405

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-405
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 925
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2177
Laid down	30 August 1942
Launched	31 October 1942
Commissioned	28 December 1942
Decommissioned	February 1946
Stricken	17 April 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-405
Fate	Sunk, 27 March 1946
General characteristics
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;
Service record
Operations:	Invasion of Reggio; Anzio landing;

HMS LST-405 was a Royal Navy tank landing ship of World War II. Built as a LST-1-class tank landing ship she was transferred to the UK and served in the European and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres.

Construction

LST-405 was laid down on 30 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 925, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 October 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned into the RN on 28 December 1942.^[3]

The tank landing ship was sunk on 27 March, while in Royal Navy service. LST-405 was struck from the navy list on 17 April 1946.^[3]

Online resources

"LST-405". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 28 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
"USS LST-405". Navsource.org. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2017.