HMAS LST 3014

History
HMAS LST 3014 in 1947
UK, Australia
Builder:	Barclay Curle, United Kingdom
Launched:	11 November 1944
Commissioned:	1 July 1946 (into RAN)
Decommissioned:	1950
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

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

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.

LST (3)-class tank landing ships

Completed	LST 3001 LST 3002 LST 3003 / Anzio LST 3004 LST 3006 / Tromso LST 3007 LST 3008 LST 3009 LST 3010 / Attacker / Empire Cymric LST 3011 / Avenger LST 3012 / LST(Q) 1 / Ben Nevis LST 3013 / LST(Q) 2 / Ben Lomond LST 3014 LST 3015 / Battler LST 3016 / Dieppe LST 3017 LST 3018 LST 3019 / Vaagso LST 3020 LST 3021 LST 3022 LST 3023 LST 3024 LST 3025 / Bruiser LST 3026 / Charger LST 3027 / Lofoten LST 3028 LST 3029 / Chaser LST 3030 LST 3031 LST 3032 LST 3033 LST 3035 LST 3036 / Puncher LST 3037 LST 3038 / Fighter LST 3039 LST 3041 LST 3042 / Hunter LST 3043 / LST(C) 3043 / Messina LST 3044 / LST(C) 3044 / Narvik LST 3501 LST 3502 LST 3503 LST 3504 / Pursuer LST 3505 / Ravager LST 3506 LST 3507 LST 3508 / Searcher LST 3509 LST 3510 / Slinger LST 3511 / Reggio LST 3512 / Empire Celtic LST 3513 / Salerno LST 3514 / Smiter LST 3515 / Stalker LST 3516 / Striker LST 3517 / St Nazaire LST 3518 / Suvla LST 3519 / Empire Baltic LST 3520 / Thruster LST 3522 / Tracker LST 3523 / Trouncer LST 3524 / Trumpeter LST 3525 / Walcheren LST 3526 LST 3527 LST 3530 LST 3531 LST 3532 / Zeebrugge LST 3534 / Empire Cedric

Scrapped or scuttled before completion	LST 3005 LST 3034 LST 3040 LST 3045 LST 3521 LST 3535 LST 3536 LST 3537

Cancelled	LST 3528 LST 3529 LST 3533 LST 3538 LST 3539 LST 3540 LST 3541 LST 3542 LST 3543 LST 3544 LST 3545 LST 3546 LST 3547 LST 3548 LST 3549 LST 3550 LST 3551 LST 3552 LST 3553 LST 3554 LST 3555 LST 3556 LST 3557 LST 3558 LST 3559 LST 3560 LST 3561 LST 3562 LST 3563 LST 3564 LST 3565 LST 3566 LST 3567 LST 3568 LST 3569 LST 3570 LST 3571 LST 3572 LST 3573 LST 3574

Other operators

Royal Australian Navy	LST 3008 LST 3014 LST 3017 / Tarakan LST 3022 LST 3035 / Lae LST 3501 / Labuan

Hellenic Navy	Achelaos (ex-LST 3503) Alfios (ex-LST 3020) Aliakmon (ex-LST 3002) Axios (ex-LST 3007) Pinios (ex-LST 3506) Strymon (ex-LST 3502)

Indian Navy	Magar (ex-Avenger)

Royal Netherlands Navy	LST 3010

Royal Army Service Corps	Charles Macleod (ex-LST 3021) Evan Gibb (ex-LST 3037) Fredrick Glover (ex-LST 3001) Humphrey Gale (ex-LST 3509) Maxwell Brander (ex-LST 3024) Reginald Kerr (ex-LST 3009) Snowden Smith (ex-LST 3028)

Preceded by: LST (2) class
Followed by: None

List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy

Australian amphibious warfare ships

Canberra-class landing helicopter dock	Canberra Adelaide

Bay-class landing ship	Choules

Round Table-class landing ship logistics	Tobruk

Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious	Kanimbla Manoora

HSC catamaran	Jervis Bay

Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy	Balikpapan Brunei Labuan Tarakan Wewak Salamaua Buna Betano

LSM-1-class landing ship medium	Harry Chauvel Brudenell White Vernon Sturdee Clive Steele

Landing Ship Tank (Mark 3)	Labuan Lae Tarakan LST 3008 LST 3014 LST 3022

Landing ship, infantry	Kanimbla Manoora Westralia

Ro-Ro ship	Jervis Bay

Australian Army amphibious craft	Crusader ALC 50 Landing Ship Medium Mark II LARC-V LCM-8 LCM2000 class

Royal Australian Navy amphibious craft	LCVP LLC Mexeflote

List of major warship classes of the Royal Australian Navy

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