HM LST-418: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HM LST-418

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	HM LST-418	Wikidata label
Ship type	tank landing ship	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Royal Navy, United States Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Tyrrhenian Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Italy	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 31 km from land
Position	41.0000, 12.9167	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS LST-418 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship that was transferred to the Royal Navy during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.

Location

Recorded position: 41.0000, 12.9167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Tyrrhenian Sea
Nearest coast: Italy

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HM LST-418 (revision 1376049789), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.