HMS LST-305

HMS LST-305 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Construction and career
LST-305 was laid down on 24 July 1942, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. Launched on 10 October 1942, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 December 1942.

During World War II, LST-305 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Sicilian occupation in Italy, from 9 to 15 July 1943 and 28 July to 17 August 1943. Then the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September, of the same year.

On 20 February 1944, she was struck by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-230 while taking part in Operation Shingle, near Anzio, in which she later sank the next day.

She was struck from the Navy Register on 16 May 1944.