USS LST-59

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NameUSS LST-59
Builder Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down7 November 1943
Launched18 December 1943
Commissioned31 January 1944
Decommissioned21 January 1946
Stricken25 February 1946
Honours and
awards		1 battle star (WWII)
FateSold for scrapping, September 1947
General characteristics
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
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 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)
Depth8 ft (2.4 m) forward, 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
Propulsion2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		Two or six LCVPs
Troops14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men
Complement7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men
Armament
  • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors
  • 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts
  • 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-59 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship which earned one battle star for service in World War II.

The ship was laid down by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 7 November 1943. Launched on 18 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Richard A. Lewis. Commissioned on 31 January 1944.

Between 6–25 June 1944 LST-59 participated in the invasion of Normandy. On 29 June 1944 the 5th Naval Beach Battalion returned from Normandy to England aboard.

The ship was decommissioned on 21 January 1946, and struck from the Navy List on 25 February 1946. Subsequently sold to Southern Shipwrecking Company of New Orleans in September 1947, and scrapped.

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