LEONA

About

Completed 1943 as LST-180. Service with Royal Navy 1943 until returned to US Navy in 1945. Transferred to USMC and laid up 1-1946. 1949 sold to Compania Shell de Venezuela and renamed Leona. Beached after explosion and fire in Lake Maracaibo on 31-10-1954.

Also known as
LST 180
Tonnage
3.217 ton
Beam
15m
Length overall
100m
Year of construction
1943
Year of renaming/broken up
1954
Service for Shell
1949 to 1954
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
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