HMS Stalker (L3515)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Stalker.

History
HMS Stalker in 2010
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Stalker
Builder:	Canadian Yarrow, Esquimalt
Launched:	16 December 1944
Commissioned:	1947
Decommissioned:	May 1970
Renamed:	Was LST 3515 until 1947
Reclassified:	Submarine support ship in 1958
Fate:	Sold for scrapping in 2002 Scrapped in 2010
General characteristics
Type:	Landing Ship, Tank Mk III
Tonnage:	2,256 long tons (2,292 t) (light) 4,980 long tons (5,060 t) (deep load)
Length:	345.57 ft (105.33 m)
Beam:	53.97 ft (16.45 m)
Draught:	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Depth:	11.51 ft (3.51 m)
Propulsion:	2 shafts vertical triple expansion 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 5500ihp
Speed:	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)
Range:	1400 tons of oil
Capacity:	170 troops 15 × 40 ton tanks or 20 x 25-ton tanks 14 × 3-ton lorries
Complement:	118-190
Armament:	4 × 40mm Bofors (2 x 2) 6 × 20mm guns

HMS Stalker was a Mark III LST (Landing Ship, Tank).^[1] She was built during the later part of the Second World War, and became the last steam-driven LST to be scrapped.^[2] She initially entered service under the designation LST 3515, but was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1947 as HMS Stalker.

The ship was built by Canadian Yarrow at Esquimalt.^[3] She was completed too late to see action in the war, and eventually served in a submarine support role in Northern Ireland.^[3]

HMS Stalker being broken up

She was sold to Pounds of Portsmouth in 2002, arriving there to be scrapped on 10 December 2002. She was offered for preservation between 2004 and 2005, but it was confirmed in January 2006 that she would be broken up. After further discussions with heritage and preservation groups, in 2008 her bow doors were removed^[2] and in 2010 she was broken up at Pounds scrap yard, a process recorded by National Historic Ships.^[4]

In Popular Culture

Whilst awaiting disposal at Pounds of Portsmouth, she was used for the filming of episodes 55 & 56 of Silent Witness, as the fictitious ship 'Galle'.

References

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↑ Jordan, John, ed. (2006), "Warship notes", Warship 2006, Anova Books, p. 151, ISBN 978-1-84486-089-0
1 2 "HMS Stalker". The News. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
1 2 "Annual Report April 2008 – March 2009" (PDF). National Historic Ships. p. 45. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
↑ http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/news.php/116/hms-stalker-is-recorded

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

Ships and vessels on the National Register of Historic Vessels

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Motor vessels	Aberdonia Arctic Corsair Balmoral Bluebird of Chelsea Bustardthorpe Calshot Devon Belle Havengore Karina Lady Wakefield Massey Shaw Mincarlo Pyronaut Ross Tiger Royal Iris SR.N1 Sundowner The Second Snark Tower Belle

Canal vessels	Bessie Birchills Diamond Kildare Peacock Perseverance IV President Stour

Lifeboats	Aguila Wren Forester’s Centenary H F Bailey III Helen Smitton Henry Ramey Upcher J C Madge Jesse Lumb Lucy Lavers The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Thomas McCunn William and Kate Johnstone Zetland

Lightships	Light Vessel 12 Spurn Light Vessel 14 Spurn North Carr

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Vessels of the National Historic Fleet	Albion RNLB Alfred Corry Balmoral Calshot Cambria Cervia CMB 4 Cutty Sark Excelsior Glenlee H F Bailey III Hathor HMS Alliance HMS Belfast HMS Bronington HMS Caroline HMS Cavalier HMS Gannet HMS President HMS Trincomalee HMS Unicorn HMS Victory HMS Warrior Holland 1 HQS Wellington Jesse Lumb John H Amos Kathleen and May Kingswear Castle Light Vessel 12 Spurn Lydia Eva M33 Maid of the Loch Mary Rose Massey Shaw Maud Mayflower Medway Queen MTB 102 North Carr Peacock Peggy President Prince Frederick's Barge PS Ryde Pyronaut Reaper Result Royal Yacht Britannia Discovery Sir Walter Scott SS Great Britain SS Nomadic SS Robin SS Shieldhall Sundowner Thalatta The Fairmile Turbinia Waverley Wingfield Castle Zetland

Vessels listed on the National Archive of Historic Vessels	City of Adelaide HMS Stalker Lincoln Castle Manxman Queen Mary Somerset Waterwitch

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