| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 162 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 29 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Cutlass for the MoWT in November 1943. Converted to an LSI(L) in 1944. Renamed HMS Sansovino in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Cutlass (F 162)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Henry Benjamin Peate, DSC, RNR | Jan 1945 | 26 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | A/Cdr. (retired) Alan Seton Winton, RD, RNR | 26 Jun 1945 | 6 Dec 1945 |
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