HMS-Glengyle-LSI-L
Early Assault Ship - HMS Glengyle was Glen Line merchant vessel converted to Landing Ship Infantry (Large) 1940. Carried 700 troops + 24 landing craft. Participated in 14+ major amphibious operations including Crete, Dieppe, Sicily, Normandy.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 9919 t
- Displacement (full)
- 9919 t
- Length
- 507.5 ft
- Beam
- 66.3 ft
- Crew
- 700 (34 officers, 663 troops capacity)
- Ships built
- 1 (plus sisters Glenearn, Glenroy)
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Decommissioned
- 1948
Performance
- Top speed
- 18 kn
- Range
- 9000 nm
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× QF 4-inch Mk XVI twin guns
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 201.94
- Research cost
- 159,936
- Credit cost
- 141,358
Notable
- Early merchant conversion to LSI
- 24 Landing Craft Assault capacity
- 50-ton derrick for landing craft launch
- Served in 14+ amphibious operations