Allied Warships

HMS LST 237 (LST 237)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 237 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Feb 1943 
Launched8 Jun 1943 
Commissioned12 Jul 1943 
End service16 Mar 1946 
History

Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 16 March 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 237

Commands listed for HMS LST 237 (LST 237)

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CommanderFromTo
1H Jefferson, RNR18 Oct 194329 Nov 1943
2A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Dufour Smith, RNR29 Nov 194314 Sep 1945

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