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LST-360


USS LST-360 was transferred to the Royal Navy in November 1944 for the duration of World War II
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, 21 November 1942, at Charleston Navy Yard
  • Launched, 11 January 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-360, 9 February 1943
  • During World War II LST-360 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following operations:
    European Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, July and August 1943 West coast of Italy operations
    Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings, January through March 1944
    Invasion of Normandy, June 1944 .

  • Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom, 29 November 1944
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM LST-360, 29 November 1944
  • Converted to Landing Ship Emergency Repair (Landing Craft) LSE(LC)-52 at Wallsend Slipway, River Tyne, 18 December 1944 to 30 June 1945
  • Paid off and returned to US Navy custody, 10 June 1946.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-360 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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    LST-360 118k LST-360 keel laying ceremony, 21 November 1942, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert Hall USS Tidewater
    LST-360 79k LST-360 launching, 11 January 1943, at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.
    Navy Yard Charleston, S.C. photo #156-43    		 Robert Hall USS Tidewater
    LST-360 147k LST-360 and LST-379 beached at Anzio, February 1944. (LTjg. Reeker is standing to the left of the ships open bow doors) David Reeker for his Grandfather LTjg. Walter Reeker USNR USS LSt-360
    LST-360 147k LST-360 beached at Normandy, June 1944. David Reeker for his Grandfather LTjg. Walter Reeker USNR USS LSt-360
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    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 Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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    Last Updated 20 April 2007