Allied Warships

USS LST 238 (LST 238)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 238 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered16 Apr 1942 
Laid down5 Mar 1943 
Launched13 Jun 1943 
Commissioned9 Jul 1943 
End service16 Jul 1943 
History

Decommissioned on 16 July 1943 for transfer to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 13 February 1946.
Sold on 12 March 1948.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 238

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