Allied Warships
HMS Empire Halberd (F 160)
Landing Ship Infantry of the Empire Battleaxe class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), A-23103
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 160 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 24 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Halberd for the MoWT in November 1943. Converted to an LSI(L) in 1944. Renamed HMS Silvio in September 1944. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Empire Halberd |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Halberd (F 160)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Alan Seton Winton, RNR | 5 Sep 1944 | 26 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Cdr. Henry Benjamin Peate, DSC, RNR | 26 Jun 1945 | mid 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Killwick Wright, RN | mid 1945 | late 1945 |
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