Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 4 |
Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 4 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 9 Oct 1942 |
Commissioned | 24 Dec 1944 |
End service | |
History | |
Former name | USS LST 4 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 4 (LST 4)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Arthur Sylvester, RNR | 21 Dec 1944 | 30 May 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. R T Wood, RNR | 30 May 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving LST 4 include:
15 Jun 1945
HMS LST 4 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.T. Wood, RNR) is docked in AFD 27 at Alexandria. (1)
22 Jun 1945
HMS LST 4 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.T. Wood, RNR) is undocked. (1)
Sources
- ADM 53/121030
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.