HM LST-416

HMS LST-416 was as a Landing Ship, Tank Mk.2 of the Royal Navy during World War II. Built as a LST-1-class tank landing ship for the United States Navy, it was transferred to the British in 1943 and returned to US in 1946.

Construction
LST-416 was laid down on 25 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 936, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; launched 30 November 1942; then transferred to the United Kingdom and commissioned on 3 February 1943.

Service history
LST-416 saw no active service in the United States Navy. She was decommissioned and returned to United States Navy custody on 12 February 1946, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946. On 23 April 1948, LST-416 was sold to the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, for conversion to merchant service.