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USS LST-346
HM LST-346


USS LST-346 was transferred to the United Kingdom in November1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 October 1942, at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Launched, 15 December 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-346, 25 January 1943
  • During World War II LST-346 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, July 1943 Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
    Salerno landings, September 1943 .

  • Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom, 20 November 1944
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-346, 20 November 1944
  • Underwent a refit at Leith, Scotland
  • HM LST-346 was assigned to the Pacific Theater and participated in the Invasion of Malaya
  • Paid off and returned to US Navy custody at Subic Bay, Philippines, 4 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold to Bosey, Philippines, 5 December 1947
  • LST-346 earned three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    USS LST-346
    LST-346 79k LST-346 loading an M-10 tank destroyer while moored at Piers 5 (HRPE) Newport News, VA., 22 April 1943. The Library of Virginia
    US Army Signal Corps
    Photograph Collection
    HM LST-346
    LST-346 61k HM LST-346 about to dock at Morotai, New Guinea, 23 November 1945. The ship was carrying 7th Division men who had volunteered for service with the Japanese Occupation Force (34th Brigade) which was being formed on Morotai. Australian War Memorial
    View the LST-346
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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