Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 418 |
Built by | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 2 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 29 Nov 1942 |
Commissioned | 29 Jan 1943 |
Lost | 16 Feb 1944 |
Loss position | 41° 00'N, 12° 55'E |
History | At 1511 hours on 16 February 1944, HMS LST-418 was struck by a Gnat from the German submarine U-230 and sank off Anzio, Italy in position 41º00'N, 12º55'E after being hit by a coup de grâce at 1536 hours. The vessel was participating in the landings in Anzio-Nettuno, Operation Shingle. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS LST 418 |
Former name | USS LST 418 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 418 (LST 418)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Cyril Charles Reynolds, RNR | Aug 1943 | 16 Feb 1944 |
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