Allied Warships

USS LST 198 (LST 198)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 198 
Built byChicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) 
Ordered23 Mar 1942 
Laid down22 Jun 1942 
Launched17 Jan 1943 
Commissioned15 Feb 1943 
End service27 Feb 1943 
History

Decommissioned on 27 February 1943 for transfer to the Royal Navy.
Returned to the USN on 23 January 1946.
Sold on 19 March 1946.

 
Career notesTo the Royal Navy as LST 198

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