| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Misoa |
| Builder | Furness Shipbuilding Company, Haverton Hill-on-Tees |
| Launched | 22 June 1937[1] |
| Acquired | by requisition, December 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 August 1941[1] |
| Decommissioned | March 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F117 |
| Motto |
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| Fate | Returned to commercial service 1946. Scrapped 1963. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship, Tank |
| Displacement | 4,193 tons |
| Length | 379.4 ft (115.6 m)[2] |
| Beam | 64.2 ft (19.6 m)[2] |
| Draught |
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| Ramps | 100 ft (30 m) extending bow ramp |
| Capacity | 18 × 30-ton tanks or 22 × 25-ton tanks or 33 heavy trucks |
| Troops | 217 |
| Complement | 98 |
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HMS Misoa was a Maracaibo-class LST Mk.I tank landing ship of the British Royal Navy during World War II. A converted Lake Maracaibo oil tanker, she took part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy.
- ^ a b "HMS Misoa". oldships.org.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Landing Ship, Tank (LST)". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.