position. Below deck, two aviation fuel tanks were installed at the fore end of the tank deck, and refuelling positions provided at the fore end of the flight deck. The tanks were sealed off by a bulkhead and the rest of the space used for stores, workshops and accommodation. Finally the bow doors were sealed, as they would no longer be needed. The flight deck was large enough for two Westland Wessex helicopters with rotors turning, or six could be parked with rotors folded. Renamed she proved extremely useful in service, and many lessons were learned that would be incorporated into Engadine. Notable incidents World War II sank 18 July 1943 by torpedo from Japanese submarine Ro-106 off the Solomon Islands. Artist McClelland Barclay was killed during the attack. sank 15 August 1943 by aerial torpedo off Cani Rocks, Tunisia. destroyed 25 September 1943 by 2 bombs while unloading at Ruravai Beach, towed to Rendova and declared a total loss. Casualties were 10 killed, 20 wounded, and 5 missing. sank 30 September 1943 by aerial torpedo off the coast of Corsica. damaged 1 October 1943 by dive bombers off Vella Lavella, Solomons, killing 15. She sank 5 October 1943 while under tow by tug . sank 26 January 1944 after hitting a mine off Anzio, Italy. sank 16 February 1944 after hitting mine near Anzio, Italy. sank 20 February 1944 by torpedo from U-230 near Shingle, Anzio, Italy. sank 20 February 1944 by torpedoes from U-410, about 22 miles from Gaeta, Italy, killing 24. sank 20 February 1944 by a mine or torpedo on trip from Maddalena to Bastia, Sardinia. sank 2 March 1944 by torpedo from U-744 in Biscay Bay area. damaged 24 April 1944 by a storm in the Mediterranean, beached off Baia, Italy, not repaired. During Exercise Tiger practice for an amphibious landing on 28 April 1944, German E-boats attacked a convoy in Lyme Bay. Two LSTs were sunk (LST-531 and ) by torpedoes and two more damaged with 729 US army and navy personnel killed and missing. In the West Loch disaster on 21 May 1944 exploded while moored in West Loch at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This caused explosions on other LSTs. LST-39, , , and sank and others damaged. The explosions killed 163 sailors and wounded 396. sank 9 June 1944 by torpedo off the coast of Normandy, 67 were killed. USS LST-523 hit a