Allied Warships

HMS LST 364 (LST 364)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 364 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Sep 1942 
Launched26 Oct 1942 
Commissioned30 Nov 1942 
Lost22 Feb 1945 
Loss position51° 18'N, 1° 55'E
History

Torpedoed and sunk off Ramsgate on 22 February 1945 while in convoy TAM-87 by a German midget submarine. The wreck is in position 51°18'397N 01°54'875E.

 
Former nameUSS LST 364

Commands listed for HMS LST 364 (LST 364)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Cecil Gaffney, RNR20 Oct 1942Aug 1943
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick Lawson Baker, RNRAug 19437 Mar 1944
3A/Cdr. George Frederick Parker, RD, RNR7 Mar 1944Sep 1944
4T/A/Lt.Cdr. Archibald Murray Gill Stewart, RCNVRSep 19442 Dec 1944
5T/Lt. Denzil Richard Cranley Onslow, RNR2 Dec 1944early 1945
6Lt.Cdr. (retired) Cecil Dick Bluett Coventry, DSC, RD, RNRearly 194522 Feb 1945

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