| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 217 |
| Built by | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Converted to Fighter Direction Tender FDT 217. |
| Former name | USS LST 217 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 217 (LST 217)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick Arthur Smyth, RNR | 17 Jan 1944 | 12 Feb 1946 |
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