Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 289 |
Built by | American Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 14 Sep 1943 |
Launched | 21 Nov 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 Nov 1944 |
End service | 12 Oct 1946 |
History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 12 October 1946. |
Former name | USS LST 289 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 289 (LST 289)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Frank Twite, RNR | 5 Dec 1944 | late 1945 |
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