Allied Warships
HMS LST 404 (LST 404)
Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class
HMS LST-404 after being torpedoed. Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 404 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1942 |
| Lost | 15 Aug 1944 |
| History | While in service with the Royal Navy LST 404 was torpedoed and damaged on 15 August 1944 by the German submarine U-741 about 35 nautical miles south-east of St. Catherine’s Point in position 50º02'N, 00º38'W. The damaged ship was towed to Lee-on-Solent and declared a total loss after breaking in two. |
| Former name | USS LST 404 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 404 (LST 404)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) Henry Bruff Shaw, RNR | Jun 1943 | 15 Aug 1944 |
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