Allied Warships

HMS LST 198 (LST 198)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 198 
Built byChicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Jun 1942 
Launched17 Jan 1943 
Commissioned6 Mar 1943 
End service23 Jan 1946 
History

Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 23 January 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 198

Commands listed for HMS LST 198 (LST 198)

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CommanderFromTo
Ronald Petersen, RNR15 Mar 1945
1C H Fricker, RNRAug 1943Sep 1943
2Cdr. (retired) Gordon Benjamin Rudyerd Rudyerd-Helpman, RNSep 194311 Jul 1944
3C Konow, RNVR11 Jul 1944

4Lt.Cdr. (retired) Andrew Bruce Moir, RN15 Mar 19458 Jun 1945
5Lt.Cdr. (retired) Edwin Noel Langley, RN8 Jun 194523 Jan 1946

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