Allied Warships

USS LST 81 (LST 81)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 81 
Built byJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered15 Jan 1942 
Laid down8 Mar 1943 
Launched28 May 1943 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

Never commissioned into the United States Navy.
Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion.
Served as Landing craft repair ship.
Returned to the USN on 21 May 1946.
Transferred to Argentina on 20 August 1947.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LSE 1

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