HMAS LST 3014 explained
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.
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 .