History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-6 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
Laid down | 20 July 1942 |
Launched | 21 October 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. H.E. Haven |
Commissioned | 30 January 1943 |
Stricken | 22 December 1944 |
Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (WWII) |
Fate | Mined and sunk 17 November 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | Varied, depending on load |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 6 LCVP |
Capacity | between 1600 and 1900 tons |
Troops | 14 officers, 131 enlisted men |
Complement | 129 officers and enlisted men |
Armament |
USS LST-6 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. LST-6 served in the European Theater of Operations, participating in the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Salerno Landings, and the Normandy landings. She was mined and sunk on 17 November 1944. [1]
LST-6 was laid down on 20 July 1942 at Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, launched on 21 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Haven; [2] and commissioned on 30 January 1943 with Lieutenant Benjamin J. Franklin in command. [2]
LST-6 was assigned to the European Theatre and participated in the following operations, for which she received three battle stars: [2]
LST-6 participated in the landings at Omaha Beach as part of Assault Group O3. [3] In August 1944, Lieutenant W.H. Weddle took command. LST-6 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel while returning from a supply movement from Portland to Rouen on 17 November 1944. She was struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1944. [1] [2]
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.