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USS LST-382

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Alpha - Echo
NCAE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LST-382 was transferred to France

LST-1 Class Landing Ship

Laid down, 10 December 1942, at the Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, MA.

Launched, 3 February 1943

Commissioned USS LST 382, 18 February 1943

During World War II LST-382 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Sicilian occupation, July 1943	Invasion of Normandy June 1944
Salerno landings, September 1943	.

Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom, 29 November 1944

Transferred, on lease, to France, 23 January 1948, name retained

Sold out right to France, 21 March 1949, and commissioned RFS LST-382

While in French service known to have been used as an immobile repair ship at Saigon, South Vietnam

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 April 1949

Named RFS la Paillotte (date unknown)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS LST-382 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-382
	472k	From right to left; USS LST-380, USS LST-284, USS LST-499, and USS LST-382 at Brixham Harbour, England, 1 June 1944, loading up with equipment ready for the cross channel invasion. US Army Signal Corps photo # SC206438 by Nehez	Bill Gonyo
	12k	USS LST-382 beached at Slapton Sands, Great Britain, 1944. Note British *LCT 954* in foreground	LST 383 web site
RFS LST-382
	28k	RFS LST-382 ships badge	Remy Marie RFS Cheliff
	46k	RFS LST-382 ships plaque. (Paillotte is bee hive in French)	André Pilon RFS Golo

View the USS LST-382
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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