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LST-350 / ARL-46 Chandra

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Launched, 7 February 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-350, 3 February 1943
  • During World War II LST-350 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 26 May 1945 for conversion to Landing Craft Repair Ship Chandra (ARL-46) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Conversion canceled, 12 September 1945
  • Reverted to LST-350
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold, 2 December 1946, to the Suwannee Steam Ship Co., Charleston, S.C., and converted for merchant service, fate unknown
  • LST-350 earned three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 Officers, 100-115 Enlisted
    Troop Capacity approx. 140 Officers and Enlisted
    Boats 2-6 LCVP
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-350 13k LST-350 beached at Normandy, date unknown.
    Photo by H. Cabell Maddux, Jr.    		 LST Home Port Web Site
    There is no DANFS history available for LST-350 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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    United States LST Association
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