HMAS LST 3014

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File:Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS LST 3014.jpg
HMAS LST 3014 in 1947
History
File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom / Australia
BuilderBarclay Curle, United Kingdom
Launched11 November 1944
Commissioned1 July 1946 (into RAN)
Decommissioned1950
FateScrapped during the 1950s
General characteristics
Displacement2,300 tons
Length347 ft (106 m)
Beam55 ft 3 in (16.84 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Armament10 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns

HMAS LST 3014 was a landing ship tank which was briefly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built at Barclay Curle in the United Kingdom during World War II and was launched on 11 November 1944. She served with the Royal Navy as HMS LST 3014 until 1 July 1946 when she was transferred to the RAN. In RAN service she was used to dump ammunition at sea. HMAS LST 3014 was sold for scrap on 4 June 1950.

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