Allied Warships

USS LST 157 (LST 157)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 157 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered11 Feb 1942 
Laid down25 Jun 1942 
Launched31 Oct 1942 
Commissioned10 Feb 1943 
End service9 Dec 1944 
History

Decommissioned on 9 December 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 13 April 1946.
Sold on 5 September 1947.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 157

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