USS LST-3

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USS LST-3 Southern France September 1944.jpg
USS LST-3 beached in southern France in September 1944. The additional davits for LCVPs are evident at the bow of the ship and near the original pair at the stern.
History
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Name:LST-3
Builder: Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down: 29 June 1942
Launched: 19 September 1942
Sponsored by: Mrs. A.C. Harlow
Commissioned: 8 February 1943
Decommissioned: 23 December 1944
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 Bronze-service-star-3d.png 2 × battle stars
Fate: Transferred to the Royal Navy
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Name:LST-3
Commissioned: 24 December 1944
Decommissioned: 12 May 1946
Status: Returned to US Naval custody, 12 May 1946
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Acquired: 12 May 1946
Stricken: 19 June 1946
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 10 September 1947
General characteristics [1]
Type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651  t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520  t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
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:		 6 × LCVP
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000  lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000  kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:

USS LST-3 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in December 1944. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

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Construction

LST-3 was laid down on 29 June 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 19 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. A.C. Harlow; and commissioned on 8 February 1943, [2] with Lieutenant Roy E. Butler, in command. [1]

USN service history

LST-3 was assigned to the Mediterranean Theatre and participated in the following operations: the Allied invasion of Sicily in July and August 1943; and the Invasion of southern France from August to September 1944. [2]

Royal Navy service

LST-3 was decommissioned from the USN on 23 December 1944, in Bizerte, Tunisia, and commissioned into the Royal Navy the next day. She operated in the Mediterranean. She was returned to the United States April 1946, by a Royal Navy crew and turned back over to USN custody 12 May 1946. [1]

Final disposition

LST-3 was struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 10 September 1947, she was sold to the Boston Metals Co., of Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping. [2]

Awards

LST-3 earned two battle stars for World War II service. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Navsource 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 DANFS.

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