LST-1-class landing ship tank
48°00′00″N 17°23′00″W / 48.000000°N 17.383333°W / 48.000000; -17.383333
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | LST-362 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy |
| Laid down | 10 August 1942 |
| Launched | 10 October 1942 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Francis E. M. Whiting |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1942 |
| Stricken | 28 April 1945 |
| Fate | Sunk 2 March 1944 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and 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
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| 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
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| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| 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
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament | |
HMS LST-362 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]
Construction and career
LST-362 was laid down on 10 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on 10 October 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 16 November 1942.[2]
During World War II, LST-362 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. While returning from the Mediterranean to the United Kingdom with the convoy MKS-40 in Biscay Bay area on 2 March later that year, she was struck by a torpedo fired by the U-744 on her starboard side. She was the only ship sunk in her convoy.[3]
She was struck from the Navy Register on 28 April 1945.[1]
