Histoire
This landing craft, infantry was built in 1943 by New Jersey Ship Building Corp. in Barber, NJ.
Notes historiques
This vessel had a crew of 2 officers and 20 men. This vessel had a maximum speed of 14 knots. This vessel was paid off and returned to the USN in 1944.
She was sunk by a mine in 1953.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1943 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
In 1944 she served in the 2nd Canadian (262nd RN) Flotilla. Decommissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy, 2 September 1944 and returned to the Royal Navy. Returned to United States Navy custody, 14 March 1946. Struck from the Naval Register in 1946. Transferred to the State Department for disposal. Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946. Transferred to the France Navy, 19 April 1946, for service in Indochina, redesignated RFS L9049, LT. de Vaisseau Lefebure in command.
She was sunk by a mine in 1953.
Capitaines
LT J.B.B. Shaw RCNVR; LT. de Vaisseau Lefebure (1946);
Armement
4-40mm guns.
Références
- Macpherson, Ken and John Burgess (1981)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- www.navsource.org ↗
