USS LST-282
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LST-1-class landing ship tank
| USS LST-282 off Normandy in June 1944
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| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | LST-282 |
| Builder | American Bridge Company, Ambridge |
| Laid down | 12 July 1943 |
| Launched | 3 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Carl B. Ihli |
| Commissioned | 12 November 1943 |
| Stricken | 16 September 1944 |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Sunk by Luftwaffe, 15 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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-282 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
Construction and career
[edit ]LST-282 was laid down on 12 July 1943 at American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Launched on 3 October 1943 and commissioned on 12 November 1943.[2]
During World War II, LST-282 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944 and the Invasion of southern France in August 1944. On 15 August 1944, she was struck by a German Henschel Hs 293 radio-controlled bomb.
LST-282 was struck from the Navy Register on 16 September 1944.[1]
Gallery
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USS LST-282 burning after being attacked on 16 August 1944
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USS LST-282 wrecked off Cape Dramont on 18 August 1944
Awards
[edit ]LST-282 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2 battle stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations
[edit ]- ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST-282". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "LST-282". NHHC. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Sources
[edit ]- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.