HMAS LST 3008 explained
HMAS LST 3008 was a
landing ship tank which was briefly operated by the
Royal Navy and
Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built at Harland and Wolff in
Belfast during
World War II and was launched on 31 October 1944. She served with the Royal Navy as
HMS LST 3008 until 1 July 1946 when she was transferred to the RAN. She was used as a transport in RAN service until 1948 when she was placed in reserve. HMAS
LST 3008 was sold for scrap on 4 June 1950 and was scrapped in
Sydney in the 1950s.
References
- Book: Gillett, Ross . Australian & New Zealand warships since 1946 . 1988 . Child & Associates . Sydney . 0-86777-219-0 . 234 .
- Book: Gillett, Ross . Warships of Australia . Graham, Colin . Macdougall, Anthony . 1977 . Rigby . Adelaide . 0-7270-0472-7 . 35 .