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HM LST-80


LST-80 was turned over the United Kingdom for the duration of World War II
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 16 March 1943, at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched, 18 May 1943
  • LST-80 never saw active service with the US Navy
  • Turned over the Royal Navy, 19 July 1943
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-80, 19 July 1943
  • Assigned to the Royal Navy 9th LST Flotilla
  • Believed sailed from New York in convoy UGS 15, 16 August 1943
  • Operated in the Mediterranean before returning to the United Kingdom
  • At Falmouth February to March 1944
  • Participated in the Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
  • Operated in the shuttle service between London, Ostend and Antwerp
  • Struck two mines while in convoy ATM97 off Ostend, Belgium and sank, 20 March 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 July 1945
    Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    9 officers, 120 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    14 officers, 131 enlisted
    Boats 6 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-80 50k HM LST-80 at anchor in the Solent, 1944. Roger Smoothy
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    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this Vessel
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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