Allied Warships

HMS LST 9 (LST 9)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 9 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down26 Jul 1942 
Launched14 Nov 1942 
Commissioned20 Mar 1943 
End service4 May 1946 
History

Decommissioned on 4 May 1946 and returned to the USN on 1 June 1946.

 
Former nameUSS LST 9

Commands listed for HMS LST 9 (LST 9)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. (retired) Richard Henry Selborne Roundell, RN10 Oct 194220 Mar 1943
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. William George Lock, RNR20 Mar 19431 Jan 1944
3T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Windle, RNR1 Jan 19444 Jun 1945
4T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Craib Lorimer-Allen, RNZNR4 Jun 194527 Jun 1945
5Lt. Frederick Charles O'Neill, RNR27 Jun 194519 Jan 1946

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