USS WST-1

USS WST-1 was a 325-ton salvage tug of the United States Navy during World War II.

History
United States
Name	USS WST-1
Builder	Adams & Company, Berrys Bay, Sydney, Australia
Launched	1945
Fate	Ran aground on 27 July 1945.
General characteristics
Type	Salvage tug
Displacement	325 tons
Complement	12

She was built by Adams & Company, Berrys Bay, Sydney, Australia for the United States Navy in 1945. While travelling up the east coast of Australia, she ran aground on rocks off Susan Gilmore Beach, Newcastle in heavy fog on 27 July 1945 and was holed. Captain W. F. Martin and the eleven crew were rescued.[1]