Name HMS LST-8 Sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Johnson Decommissioned 4 May 1946 Construction started 26 July 1942 Length 100 m | Laid down 26 July 1942 Commissioned 23 March 1943 Struck 3 July 1946 Launched 29 October 1942 Builder Dravo Corporation | |
HMS LST-8 was an LST-1 class tank landing ship of the Royal Navy. LST-8 served in the European and Pacific Theater of Operations and was returned to the United States Navy in 1946.
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Construction
LST-8 was laid down on 26 July 1942 at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, launched on 29 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Anne H. Johnson; and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 23 March 1943.
Service History
LST-8 sailed from New York for the Mediterranean in convoy UGS8A on 14 May 1943. She participated in the invasion of Sicily, landings at Reggio, Salerno, Anzio and Normandy in the European Theatre. She was refitted at Liverpool in September 1944 and was transferred to the Eastern Fleet. LST-8 also participated in the landings in Malaya, Operation Zipper. She was paid off on 4 May 1946 at Subic Bay, returned to the US Navy on 1 June 1946, struck on 3 July 1946 and sold on 5 December 1947 to Bosey, Philippines.