USS LST-326

USS LST-326 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to France as Liamone (K06).[1]

USS LST-326 off Anzio on 15 April 1944
History
United States
NameLST-326
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia
Laid down12 November 1942
Launched11 February 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Mildred E. Kelly
Commissioned26 February 1943
Decommissioned1 May 1946
Stricken26 February 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Royal Navy, 18 December 1944
History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameLST-326
Commissioned18 December 1944
Decommissioned16 March 1946
FateReturned to the United States
History
FranceFrance
NameLiamone
NamesakeLiamone
Commissioned5 April 1946
Decommissioned1951
ReclassifiedL9000
IdentificationPennant number: K06
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

Construction and career

LST-326 was laid down on 12 November 1942 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Launched on 11 February 1943 and commissioned on 26 February 1943.[2]

Service in the United States

LST-326 became a Coast Guard manned vessel after her crew and officers were exchanged with USS LST-175 on 25 August 1943.

During World War II, LST-223 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater. She took part in the Invasion of Sicilian from 9 to 15 July 1943.

She participated in the Anzio-Nettuno landings from 22 January to 2 February 1944 and the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.

LST-326 was decommissioned on 18 December 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy.

She was struck from the Navy Register on 26 February 1946.[1]

Service in the United Kingdom

HMS LST-326 was commissioned on 18 December 1944 and was part of W Task Force which participated in the recapture of Rangoon, before proceeding to the eventual invasion of Malaya at Morib and Port Swettenham, and to Singapore and Bangkok doing relief work repatriating ex P.O.W.s of the Japanese.

She was paid off to Singapore and returned to US Navy custody at Subic Bay, Philippines, 16 March 1946.

Not long after returning to the US, she was again sold to France on 5 April 1946.

Service in France

She was transferred to the French Navy and commissioned on 5 April 1946 with the name Liamone (K06) and later reclassified as L9000.[3]

Liamone took part in the First Indochina War between 19 December 1946 to 1 August 1954.

The ship was out of service in 1951 and later sold for scrap.

Awards

LST-326 have earned the following awards:

Citations
  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "LST-326". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. "lst liamone". lst.france.free.fr. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

Sources
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