Allied Warships

HMS LST 289 (LST 289)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 289 
Built byAmerican Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Sep 1943 
Launched21 Nov 1943 
Commissioned30 Nov 1944 
End service12 Oct 1946 
History

Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 12 October 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 289

Commands listed for HMS LST 289 (LST 289)

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1A/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Frank Twite, RNR5 Dec 1944late 1945

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