HM LST-430

History
United Kingdom
Name	LST-430
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 950[1]
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Yard number	2202[1]
Laid down	25 November 1942
Launched	31 December 1942
Commissioned	19 February 1943
Decommissioned	26 January 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-430
Fate	Returned to USN custody, 26 January 1946
United States
Name	LST-430
Acquired	26 January 1946
Stricken	8 May 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 12 October 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	163
Complement	117
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon 4 × Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts

HMS LST-430 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.

LST-430 was laid down on 25 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 948, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 31 December 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 19 February 1943.^[3]

LST-430 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 26 January 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 May 1946. On 12 October 1947, she was sold to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

• List of United States Navy LSTs

• Photo gallery of LST-430 at NavSource Naval History