HMS Rocksand (F184)

	A Landing Craft Assault (LCA) leaves HMS Rocksand for the island of Nancowry during the British occupation of the Nicobar islands in October 1945.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Cape Argos (1943); Empire Anvil (1943-44); HMS Rocksand (1944-46); Empire Anvil (1946-48); Cape Argos (1948-50); Empire Anvil (1950-60); Hai Ya (1960-73); Fu Ming (1973-74);
Owner	United States Maritime Commission (1943); Ministry of War Transport (1943-44); Royal Navy (1944-46); Ministry of War Transport (1946-47); United States Maritime Commission (1947-60); China Merchants Steam Navigation Co, Taiwan (1960-73); Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwan (1973-74);
Operator	owner operated except:-; Furness, Withy & Co (1943-44, 1946-47);
Port of registry	USA (1943-44); London (1944); Royal Navy (1944-46); UK (1946-47); USA (1947-60); Republic of China (1960-74);
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California
Launched	14 October 1943
Commissioned	November 1944
Out of service	1974
Identification	UK Official Number 169768 (1943-44, 1946-47); Pennant number F184 (1944-46); Taiwan Official Number 1472 (1960-74); Code Letters MYMP (1943-44); ;
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,177 tons grt
Length	396 ft 5 in (120.83 m)
Beam	60 ft 1 in (18.31 m)
Depth	35 ft (10.67 m)
Propulsion	2 x steam turbines (Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co, Essington, Philadelphia), double reduction geared driving one screw.
Armament	1 × 4 in gun; 1 × 12 pdr gun; 12 × 20mm guns;

HMS Rocksand was an infantry landing ship in service with the Royal Navy during the late stages of the Second World War. She was launched in 1943 as Cape Argos and renamed Empire Anvil before being taken into Royal Navy service. Postwar she reverted to Empire Anvil and then Cape Argos and back to Empire Anvil again. She spent ten years laid up before resuming service as Hai Ya and Fu Ming before being scrapped in 1974.

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