HMS ''LST-414'' was a
United States Navy
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that was transferred to the
Royal Navy
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during
World War II
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. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
''LST-414'' was laid down on 18 October 1942, under
Maritime Commission
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(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 934, by the
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
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,
Baltimore
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, Maryland;
launched 21 November 1942; then transferred to the
United Kingdom
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and
commissioned on 19 January 1943.
Service history
''LST-414'' saw no active service in the United States Navy.
At 03:35, 15 August 1943, ''LST-414'' was struck by a
torpedo
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off
Cani Rocks, Tunisia.
Capitano
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He is often a braggart and a swaggerer who can maint ...
Carlo Faggioni, of the
Regia Aeronautica
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(Italian Air Force), had flown his
SM.79
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torpedo bomber of the
278th ''Squadriglia'',
132nd ''Gruppo'', from
Decimomannu Airfield in Sardinia. ''LST-414'' was later beached off
Bizerta
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.
She struck from the
Navy list
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on 24 November 1943.
See also
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List of United States Navy LSTs
Notes
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Online resources
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Ships built in Baltimore
1942 ships
LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Royal Navy
World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom
S3-M2-K2 ships
Maritime incidents in August 1943