HMS LST-305
HMS LST-305 was a  in the Royal Navy during World War II. Construction and career 
LST-305 was laid down on 24 July 1942, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. Launched on 10 October 1942, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 December 1942. During World War II, LST-305 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Sicilian occupation in Italy, from 9 to 15 July 1943 and 28 July to 17 August 1943. Then the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September, of the same year. On 20 February 1944, she was struck by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-230 while taking part in Operation Shingle, near Anzio, in which she later sank the next day. She was struck from the Navy Register on 16 May 1944. Citations

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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Boston
1942 ships
LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Royal Navy
Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II