Allied Warships

USS LST 161 (LST 161)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 161 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered11 Feb 1942 
Laid down24 Jul 1942 
Launched7 Dec 1942 
Commissioned28 Feb 1943 
End service14 Mar 1943 
History

Decommissioned on 14 March 1943 for transfer to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946.
Sold on 7 May 1948.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 161

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