LST-350 beached at Normandy
History
United States
Name	USS LST-350
Builder	Norfolk Navy Yard
Laid down	10 November 1942
Launched	7 February 1943
Commissioned	13 February 1943
Decommissioned	26 May 1945
Stricken	12 March 1946
Fate	Sold to merchant service, 2 December 1946, scrapped 17 November 1959
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1 class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) bow 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern Loaded 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) bow 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) stern
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	Six LCVPs
Troops	14 officers, 131 enlisted men
Complement	9 officers, 120 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts (Mark 51 director) 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts
Service record
Operations:	World War II Operation Husky Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord
Awards:	3 battle stars

USS LST-350 was one of 390 tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-350 was laid down on 10 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 7 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Terry; and commissioned on 13 February 1943.

Service history

During World War II, LST-350 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and Invasion of Normandy (June 1944).

LST-350 was redesignated landing craft repair ship USS Chandra (ARL-46) on 25 May 1945, but the redesignation was subsequently cancelled. The ship was decommissioned on 26 May 1945 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 March 1946. On 2 December 1946 she was sold to the Suwannee Steam Ship Company of Charleston, South Carolina and converted for merchant service.

LST-350 earned three battle stars for World War II service.