HMAS LST 3008

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 & 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.

HMAS LST 3008 (at right) in 1946
History
United Kingdom / Australia
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom
Launched	31 October 1944
Commissioned	1 July 1946 (into RAN)
Decommissioned	1948?
Out of service	to reserve 1948
Fate	Scrapped during the 1950s
General characteristics
Displacement	2,300 tons
Length	347 ft (106 m)
Beam	55 ft 3 in (16.84 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Armament	10 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns

References

• Gillett, Ross (1988). Australian & New Zealand warships since 1946. Sydney: Child & Associates. p. 234. ISBN 0-86777-219-0.
• Gillett, Ross; Graham, Colin; Macdougall, Anthony (1977). Warships of Australia. Adelaide: Rigby. p. 35. ISBN 0-7270-0472-7.