Allied Warships

USS LST 163 (LST 163)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 163 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered11 Feb 1942 
Laid down10 Aug 1942 
Launched4 Feb 1943 
Commissioned24 Mar 1943 
End service29 Mar 1943 
History

Decommissioned on 29 March 1943 for transfer to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 29 November 1946.
Sold on 29 July 1947.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 163

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