USS LST-282 off Normandy in June 1944
History
United States
NameLST-282
BuilderAmerican Bridge Company, Ambridge
Laid down12 July 1943
Launched3 October 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Carl B. Ihli
Commissioned12 November 1943
Stricken16 September 1944
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateSunk by Luftwaffe, 15 August 1944
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

USS LST-282 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career

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

Awards

LST-282 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST-282". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "LST-282". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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