51°18′00″N 1°55′00″E / 51.300000°N 1.916667°E / 51.300000; 1.916667

HMS LST-364 in 1944
History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameLST-364
BuilderBethlehem Steel Company, Quincy
Laid down3 September 1942
Launched26 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Harold B. Buse
Commissioned7 December 1942
Stricken11 July 1945
FateSunk by Seehund, 22 February 1945
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-364 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career

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LST-364 was laid down on 3 September 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on 26 October 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 7 December 1942.[2]

During World War II, LST-364 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 22 January 1944, she took part in the Anzio invasion and later the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

She was struck from the Navy Register on 11 July 1945.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "History of LST - 311 - 349". www.historycentral.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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