Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 198 |
Built by | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 22 Jun 1942 |
Launched | 17 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 6 Mar 1943 |
End service | 23 Jan 1946 |
History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 23 January 1946. |
Former name | USS LST 198 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 198 (LST 198)
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Commander | From | To | ||
Ronald Petersen, RNR | 15 Mar 1945 | |||
1 | C H Fricker, RNR | Aug 1943 | Sep 1943 | |
2 | Cdr. (retired) Gordon Benjamin Rudyerd Rudyerd-Helpman, RN | Sep 1943 | 11 Jul 1944 | |
3 | C Konow, RNVR | 11 Jul 1944 | ||
4 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Andrew Bruce Moir, RN | 15 Mar 1945 | 8 Jun 1945 | |
5 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Edwin Noel Langley, RN | 8 Jun 1945 | 23 Jan 1946 |
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