| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 63 |
| Built by | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Mar 1943 |
| End service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned and returned to the USN on 17 December 1945. |
| Former name | USS LST 63 |
Commands listed for HMS LST 63 (LST 63)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Archibald Ross Wheeler, RNR | 1 Feb 1943 | 12 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Vernon Elsom, RNR | 12 Jun 1943 | 20 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | A D B Trevor, RNVR | 20 Sep 1944 | 12 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan George Roberts, DSC, RNR | 12 Feb 1945 | 12 Aug 1945 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Archibald Henry Frogbrook, RNR | 12 Aug 1945 | 17 Dec 1945 |
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