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USS LST 430 (LST 430)

Tank landing ship of the LST class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST 
PennantLST 430 
Built byBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down25 Nov, 1942 
Launched31 Dec, 1942 
Commissioned 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistoryNever commissioned into the United States Navy.
Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion.
Returned to the USN on 26 January 1946.
Sold on 12 October 1947. 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 430

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