Allied Warships

USS LST 429 (LST 429)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 429 
Built byBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered25 May 1942 
Laid down16 Nov 1942 
Launched11 Jan 1943 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

Never commissioned into the United States Navy.
Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion.
While in service with the Royal Navy LST 429 was lost due to a fire in the Mediterranean north-west of Zuwarah, Libya in position 33º05'N, 11º52'E on 3 July 1943.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 429

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