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| History |
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 United States |
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| Name | USS LST-345 |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 17 October 1942 |
| Launched | 15 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 5 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 3 January 1946 |
Honours and
awards | 3 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 23 March 1948 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
- 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light
- 3,880 long tons (3,942 t) full
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
- Unloaded:
- Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m)
- Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
- Loaded :
- Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
- Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing
craft carried | 2-6 × LCVPs |
| Troops | approx. 140 officers and enlisted |
| Complement | 8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men |
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USS LST-345 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy during World War II.
History
LST-345 was laid down on 17 October 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 15 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. John B. Brown; and commissioned on 21 January 1943.
LST-345 departed US shores for northern Africa on 1 May 1943.
During World War II, LST-345 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations:
While operating out of Bizerte, Tunisia, LST-345 was exposed to German air raids every night for three months. Sailing to Britain from the Mediterranean, LST-345 encountered a Nazi Wolf pack in the Atlantic. LST-345 made 56 cross-channel voyages between Britain and France in support of the Allied offensive in Europe.
Decommissioned on 5 December 1945 and struck from the Naval Register on 3 January 1946, she was sold on 23 March 1948 to the Ships & Power Equipment Co. of Barber, New Jersey for scrap.
LST-345 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
