| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 81 |
| Built by | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 28 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 21 May 1946 |
| History | Outfitted and commissioned as landing craft repair ship named LSE 1. |
| Former name | USS LST 81 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 81 (LST 81)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Newton Spring, RNR | Aug 1943 | ||
| 2 | R W E Whitton, RNVR | 9 Sep 1944 | Nov 1944 | |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Newton Spring, RNR | Nov 1944 | 21 May 1946 | |
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