Allied Warships

HMS LST 162 (LST 162)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 162 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down24 Jul 1942 
Launched3 Feb 1943 
Commissioned25 Mar 1943 
End service 
History

Returned to the USN on 1 February 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 162

Commands listed for HMS LST 162 (LST 162)

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CommanderFromTo
1R E J Fox, RNRJun 19432 Mar 1945
2Wilfrid Antoine William Catinus, RNR2 Mar 19451 Feb 1946

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