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LST-383


USS LST-363 was transferred to the United Kingdom in November 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 16 June 1942, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.
  • Launched, 28 September 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-383, 27 October 1942
  • During World War II USS LST-383 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom, 20 November 1944
  • Transferred and sold to the Netherlands East Indies Maritime Customs, 10 June 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-383 earned four 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 Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2-6 LCVP
    Armament 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-383 46k
    LST-383 while part of Convoy UGS-6A off Bermuda. Convoy UGS-6A sailed from Bermuda 27 March 1943 for the Mediterranean. Note: LCT-31 lashed to her main deck    		 Steve McKenna
    LST 383 web site
    LST-383 66k LST-383 while part of Convoy UGS-6A off Bermuda. Convoy USG-6A included 21 LSTs with LCTs loaded on deck, (Note: LCT-31 lashed to her main deck) 30 LCIs and various minesweepers, part ol craft, and freighters that brought the total number of ships to 92. Steve McKenna
    LST-383 web site
    LST-383 18k LST-383 unloading British troops at Salerno, September 1943 .
    LST-383 22k LST-383 high and dry on the beach at Normandy, June 1944 .
    HM LST-383
    LST-383 21k 1945, HM LST-383 date and place unknown Steve McKenna
    LST 383 web site
    LST-383 72k HM LST-383 arriving at Brisbane with Australian troops, 1945. Steve McKenna
    LST 383 web site
    LST-383 45k HM LST-383 in dry dock at Hong Kong, BCC in 1945 to replace the port propeller, she carried two spares Steve McKenna
    LST 383 Web Site
    LST-383 32k HM LST-383 unloading at Port Dickson, Malaya, 1945 Steve McKenna
    LST 383 Web Site
    There is no DANFS history available for LST-383 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    United States LST Association
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