Allied Warships

HMS Oceanway (F 143)

Dock landing ship of the Casa Grande class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDock landing ship
ClassCasa Grande 
PennantF 143 
Built byNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down23 Jul 1943 
Launched29 Dec 1943 
Commissioned29 Mar 1944 
End service 
History

Lend-Lease built in the United States for the Royal Navy.
Returned to the United States in 1945 ?.

 

Commands listed for HMS Oceanway (F 143)

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1Cdr. Nigel Adrian Fitzhardinge Kingscote, RNRJan 1944

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