HMS LST-305

41.233333°N 12.516667°E / 41.233333; 12.516667

Launching ceremony of LST-305
History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameLST-305
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston
Laid down24 July 1942
Launched10 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Lillian R. Earley
Commissioned7 December 1942
Decommissioned16 May 1944
FateSunk by U-230, 20 February 1944
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

HMS LST-305 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Citations

  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "LST-305". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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