Allied Warships

HMS Princess Astrid (4.226)

Landing Ship Infantry

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Landing Ship Infantry
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant	4.226
Mod	LSI(S)
Built by	Cockerill (Hoboken, Belgium)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	2 Aug 1929
Commissioned	1941
End service
History	Completed as passenger ship Prinses Astrid in April 1930. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 28 September 1940 and converted to an LSI(S). Displacement: 2950 tons. Lenght: 360 feet Complement: 207 Machinery: 6 Boilers, 2 shafts, geared steam turbines, SHP 15400 = 24 knots. Armament: 2 12pdr AA guns (2x1), 2 2pdr AA (2x1), 6 20mm AA (6x1) Carried 8 LCA's/LCS(M)'s or LCP(L)'s and 250 troops Returned in April 1946.

Commands listed for HMS Princess Astrid (4.226)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Stratford Hercules Dennis, DSC, RN	8 Jan 1941	2 Sep 1941
2	G C Forrest, RNR	2 Sep 1941	21 May 1942
3	C E Hall, RNR	21 May 1942	mid 1945

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