Allied Warships

HMS Keren (F 132)

Landing Ship Infantry

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Landing Ship Infantry
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant	F 132
Mod	LSI(L)
Built by	A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	27 Aug 1930
Commissioned	1941
End service
History	Completed as merchantile Kenya on 19 December 1930. Renamed Hydra in 1941 Renamed Keren in 1941 Requisitioned by the Admiralty on 23 July 1941 and converted to an LSI(L). Displacement: 9890 tons. Lenght: 471 feet Complement: 297 Machinery: ? boilers, 2 shafts, geared turbines, SHP 12000 = 17 knots. Armament: 1 6" gun, 1 12pdr AA gun, 12 20mm AA (12x1) Carried 2 LCM's, 2 LCP(L)'s, 1 LCS(M), 9 LCA's and 1296 troops Returned in March 1951.

Commands listed for HMS Keren (F 132)

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	Commander	From	To
1	A/Cdr. Stuart Erskine Crewe-Read, RN	5 Oct 1942	early 1945

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