HMAS LST 3008

{{Short description|1944 LST(3)-class tank landing ship}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=RAN LSTs 1946 301835.jpg |image_caption=HMAS ''LST 3008'' (at right) in 1946 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=United Kingdom / Australia |flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} |name= |namesake= |owner= |operator= |registry= |route= |ordered= |awarded= |builder=Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom |original_cost= |yard_number= |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=31 October 1944 |sponsor= |christened= |completed= |acquired= |commissioned=1 July 1946 (into RAN) |recommissioned= |decommissioned=1948? |maiden_voyage= |in_service= |out_of_service=to reserve 1948 |renamed= |reclassified= |refit= |struck= |reinstated= |homeport= |identification= |motto= |nickname= |honours= |honors= |captured= |fate=Scrapped during the 1950s |notes= |badge= }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class= |type= |tonnage= |displacement=2,300 tons |length={{convert|347|ft|m|abbr=on}} |beam={{convert|55|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} |height= |draught={{convert|12|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} |draft= |depth= |hold_depth= |decks= |deck_clearance= |ramps= |ice_class= |power= |propulsion= |sail_plan= |speed={{convert|13.5|kn}} |range= |endurance= |test_depth= |boats= |capacity= |troops= |complement= |crew= |time_to_activate= |sensors= |EW= |armament=10 × 20mm anti-aircraft guns |armour= |armor= |aircraft= |aircraft_facilities= |notes= }} }} '''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.

==References== * {{cite book |title=Australian & New Zealand warships since 1946 |last=Gillett |first=Ross |year=1988 |publisher=Child & Associates |location=Sydney |isbn=0-86777-219-0 |pages=234 }} * {{cite book |title=Warships of Australia |last=Gillett |first=Ross |author2=Graham, Colin |author3=Macdougall, Anthony |year=1977 |publisher=Rigby |location=Adelaide |isbn=0-7270-0472-7 |pages=35 }}

{{Portal bar|Australia|Royal Australian Navy|Engineering}} {{LST-3 class tank landing ship}} {{RAN amphibious warfare ships}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lst 3008}} Category:1944 ships Category:LST (3)-class tank landing ships of the Royal Australian Navy Category:Ships built in Belfast Category:Ships built by Harland & Wolff