Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 216 |
Built by | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 23 Jan 1943 |
Launched | 4 Jul 1943 |
Commissioned | 4 Aug 1943 |
Lost | 7 Jul 1944 |
History | Converted to Fighter Direction Tender FDT 216. |
Former name | USS LST 216 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 216 (LST 216)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. George Dudley Kelly, RD, RNR | Dec 1943 | 7 Jul 1944 |
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