| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 280 |
| Built by | American Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 15 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 16 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 2 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 26 Oct 1944 |
| History | Decommissioned on 26 October 1944 for transfer to the Royal Navy. |
| Career notes | To the Royal Navy as LST 280 |
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Notable events involving LST 280 include:
15 Jun 1944
USS LST-280 was damaged by a torpedo while returning from the Normandy in the English Channel. For a long time it was thought that the landing ship had been torpedoed by the German U-boat U-621, but the attack was probably made by a German Ju 88 torpedo bomber (KG 77 or KG 26). The vessel was towed to the UK and was taken over by the Royal Navy after being repaired.