| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 538 |
| Built by | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 5 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1944 |
| End service | Mar 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN in March 1946. |
| Former name | USS LST 538 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 538 (LST 538)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | H T M Birley, RNVR | 21 Oct 1944 | 7 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Duncan Ward Wright, RNR | 7 Feb 1945 | Mar 1946 |
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