Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 161 |
Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 24 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 7 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 Mar 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946. |
Former name | USS LST 161 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 161 (LST 161)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. John Fox Clement, RD, RNR | Jun 1943 | 23 Feb 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Pemberton, RNR | 23 Feb 1945 | 5 Jan 1946 |
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