Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 64 |
Built by | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 13 Aug 1942 |
Launched | 8 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 2 Apr 1943 |
End service | 7 Jul 1944 |
History | Grounded and damaged off Naples, Italy on 26 February 1944. |
Former name | USS LST 64 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 64 (LST 64)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | R E J Fox, RNR | 1 Feb 1943 | 12 Jun 1943 |
2 | R J Candlelent, RNVR | 12 Jun 1943 | 23 Jun 1943 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Mackinnon, RNR | 23 Jun 1943 | mid 1944 |
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