| Name: | L S T 3016 |
| Type: | Tank Landing Craft |
| Launched: | 14/12/1944 |
| Completed: | 1945 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 678 |
| Dimensions: | 2140disp - 4820disp, 316.0 x 50.0 x 8.0(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T4cyl (18.5, 31, & 38.5, 38.5 x 30ins), 5500ihp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 1 x 12pdr & 6 x 1 x 20mm guns |
| History: | |
| 1945 | British Royal Navy |
| 1947 | Renamed DIEPPE |
| 25/02/1980 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Outfitting was carried out by North-Eastern Marine (Hendon Dock) Ltd at Sunderland |
| Designated as an LST(3) which was a UK built variant of the USA built LST(2) | |
| The LST(3) were rivetted construction & steam engines rather than welded & diesels | |
| Capacity of 18 x 40-ton, or 20 x 25-ton or 30 x 16-ton tanks | |
| 1967: Designated as a harbour accommodation ship | |
| 25/02/1980: Sold for breaking up at Santander |
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