Allied Warships

USS LST 8 (LST 8)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 8 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered23 Jan 1942 
Laid down26 Jul 1942 
Launched29 Oct 1942 
Commissioned 
End service 
History

Never commissioned into the United States Navy.
Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion.
Returned to the United States Navy on 1 June 1946.
Sold on 5 December 1947.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 8

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