| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 183 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 30 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Crossbow for the MoWT in December 1943. Converted to an LSI(L) in 1944. Renamed HMS Sainfoin in 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Crossbow (F 183)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Albert Longmuir, DSC, RD, RNR | Jan 1945 | mid 1946 |
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