Allied Warships

HMS LST 3 (LST 3)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 3 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down29 Jun 1942 
Launched19 Sep 1942 
Commissioned24 Dec 1944 
End service12 May 1946 
History

Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 12 May 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 3

Commands listed for HMS LST 3 (LST 3)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Douglas Laverick Platt, DSO, RNVR21 Dec 1944May 1945
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Ronald Petersen, RNRMay 1945late 1945

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