USS LST-359

	USS LST-359 off Salerno in September 1943
History
United States
Name	LST-359
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston
Laid down	21 November 1942
Launched	11 January 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Albert Miller Penn
Commissioned	9 February 1943
Stricken	8 February 1945
Identification	Callsign: NZFA; ;
Honors &; awards	See Awards
Fate	Sunk by U-870, 20 December 1944
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load ; 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing;
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
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
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum; 350 tons main deckload;
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

42°04′00″N 19°08′00″W / 42.0666670°N 19.1333330°W / 42.0666670; -19.1333330

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tank Landing Ship LST". NavSource. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "USS LST-359 (American Landing ship) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[:0-1] "Tank Landing Ship LST". NavSource. 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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