USS LST-507

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NameUSS LST-507
BuilderJeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down8 September 1943
Launched16 November 1943
Commissioned10 January 1944
Stricken09 June 1944
FateTorpedoed and sunk, 28 April 1944
General characteristics
Class and type LST-491-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded :
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 miles at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 LCVPs
TroopsApproximately 120 officers and enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men [1]
Armament

USS LST-507 was a LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sunk by a German torpedo attack in April 1944 during Operation Tiger.

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LST-507 was laid down on 8 September 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 16 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Raymond C. Fuller; and commissioned on 10 January 1944.

Sinking

Operation Tiger was a pre-invasion exercise carried out off the coast of Southern England on 28 April 1944 in preparation for the upcoming Normandy Landings.

After having taken on its complement of personnel and vehicles at Brixham, the LST joined the end of a convoy at Torquay. Just after 02:00, whilst circling Lyme Bay, the convoy was attacked by a group of German E-boats. LST-507 was the first to be hit by a torpedo at 02:03, and had to be abandoned by 02:30. It partially floated till dawn and then the bow was sunk by fire from a British destroyer. It was the only LST (out of the three hit, of which two sank) to go up in flames. Of the 700 estimated US Army and Navy fatalities during Exercise Tiger, 202 were from the sinking of LST-507. [2] [3]

LST-507 was struck from the Naval Register on 9 June 1944.

Units on board

The army units were: 478th Amphibious Truck Company, 557th Quartermaster Railhead Company, 33rd Chemical Company, 440th Engineer Company, 1605th Engineer Map Depot Detachment, 175th Signal Repair Company, 3206th Quartermaster Service Company and 3891st Quartermaster Truck Company. There were two 1/4 ton trucks, one 3/4 ton truck, thirteen 2½ ton trucks, and 22 DUKWs. [4]

Wreck

The wreck of the LST now lies at a depth of 50 metres (160 ft) at 50°27.15′N2°43.55′W / 50.45250°N 2.72583°W / 50.45250; -2.72583 . This wreck site and that of LST-531 are classed as protected wrecks, [5] and so diving without a licence is not possible.

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References

  1. ↑ "NavSource Online: USS LST-507" . Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Combinedops.com - Operation Tiger" . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Exercise Tiger: Disaster at Slapton Sands, 28 April 1944" . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Exercise Tiger Trust" . Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Exercise Tiger: D-Day disaster ships to be protected". BBC News. May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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