Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 215 |
Built by | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Seneca, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 8 Jan 1943 |
Launched | 26 Jun 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 Jul 1943 |
End service | 27 Jul 1946 |
History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 27 July 1946. |
Former name | USS LST 215 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 215 (LST 215)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Jack Bouchier Baldwin, RNR | 1 Nov 1943 | Feb 1944 |
2 | Cdr. (retired) Garth Henry Fyson Owles, DSO, DSC, RN | Feb 1944 | 28 Jun 1944 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Francis Smith, DSC, RNR | 28 Jun 1944 | 12 Oct 1944 |
4 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Denis Guppy, RNVR | 12 Oct 1944 | 27 Jul 1946 |
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