USS LST-359

42.0666670°N 19.1333330°W / 42.0666670; -19.1333330

USS LST-359 off Salerno in September 1943
History
United States
NameLST-359
BuilderCharleston Navy Yard, Charleston
Laid down21 November 1942
Launched11 January 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Albert Miller Penn
Commissioned9 February 1943
Stricken8 February 1945
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateSunk by U-870, 20 December 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

USS LST-359 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career

LST-359 was laid down on 21 November 1942 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina. Launched on 11 January 1943 and commissioned on 9 February 1943.[1]

During World War II, LST-388 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.

She then participated in the Anzio-Nettuno landings, 22 January to 1 March and in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.

She was sunk by U-870 while under tow by a Type V tugboat, named Farallon and split into two off Spain with 2 casualties on 20 December 1944.[2]

LST-359 was struck from the Navy Register on 8 February 1945.[1]

Awards

LST-359 have earned the following awards:

Citations
  1. "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "USS LST-359 (American Landing ship) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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