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Allied Warships

USS LST 280 (LST 280)

Tank landing ship of the LST class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST 
PennantLST 280 
Built byAmerican Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Jul, 1943 
Launched26 Sep, 1943 
Commissioned2 Nov, 1943 
End service26 Oct, 1944 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 26 October 1944 for transfer to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 11 April 1946.
Sold on 5 December 1947. 

Hit by U-boat
Damaged on 15 Jun, 1944 by U-621 (Stuckmann).

Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 280

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