Uss Lst-5: USS LST-5 Was An LST-1-class Tank Landing Ship of The
Uss Lst-5: USS LST-5 Was An LST-1-class Tank Landing Ship of The
Uss Lst-5: USS LST-5 Was An LST-1-class Tank Landing Ship of The
Contents
Construction
USN service history
Royal Navy service
Final disposition
References
Bibliography
External links
Construction
LST-5 was laid down on 12 July 1942, at Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launch on 3 HM LST-5 beached at Madras, India, while
October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Wanetta Rose Barker; loading in preparation for the voyage to
and commissioned on 22 February 1943.[2] Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies, 2 January
1946. Note that the bow doors have been
removed.
USN service history
History
During LST-5's involvement in World War II, she served United States
in the Mediterranean Theater and European Theater and
participated in the following operations: the Allied Name: LST-5
invasion of Sicily in July 1943; the Salerno Landings in Builder: Dravo Corporation,
September 1943; and the Invasion of Normandy in June
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1944.[2]
Laid down: 12 July 1942
United Kingdom
References
Name: LST-5
1. Navsource 2007.
2. DANFS. Commissioned: 18 November 1944
Decommissioned: 19 February 1946
Service record
Operations: Sicilian occupation (July
1943)
Salerno landings
(September 1943)
Invasion of Normandy
(June 1944)
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