Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 280 |
Built by | American Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 16 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 26 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 26 Oct 1944 |
End service | 13 Apr 1946 |
History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 13 April 1946. |
Former name | USS LST 280 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 280 (LST 280)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Arthur Eldridge, RNR | 21 Oct 1944 | 18 May 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Stanley Clune, RNR | 18 May 1945 | early 1946 |
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