USS LST-1
![]() USS LST-1 underway soon after completion c. December 1942, in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Name | LST-1 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 10 June 1942 |
Launched | 7 September 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Laurence T. Haugen |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |
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Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 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 |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST-1 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was the lead ship in her class of 390 and like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
[edit]LST-1 was laid down on 10 June 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Laurence T. Haugen; and commissioned on 14 December 1942.[2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-1 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following operations: Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943; Salerno Landings in September 1943; Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings on the west coast of Italy from January to March 1944; and the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.[2]
LST-1 was decommissioned on 21 May 1946, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to the Ships Power and Equipment Company of Barber, New Jersey, for scrapping.[2]
Awards
[edit]LST-1 earned four battle star for World War II service.[2]
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References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "LST-1". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "LST-1". Navsource. Navsource.org. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
External links
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- Photo gallery of USS LST-1 at NavSource Naval History