USS LST-314

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Coordinates: 49°43′00″N 0°52′00″W / 49.7166667°N 0.8666667°W / 49.7166667; -0.8666667

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USS LST-314 off Sicily in 1944
History
United States
NameLST-314
BuilderNew York Navy Yard, Brooklyn
Laid down7 September 1942
Launched30 December 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Gertrude F. Holmes
Commissioned15 January 1943
Stricken22 August 1944
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateSunk by torpedo, 9 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
  • 2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines
  • 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Falk main reduction gears
  • 2 × Propellers
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-314 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career[]

LST-314 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Launched on 30 December 1942 and commissioned on 15 January 1943, Lcdr. Alvin H. Tutt in command.[2]

During World War II, LST-314 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Invasion of Sicily from 9 to 15 July 1943 and the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September later that year.

She took part in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 June until her fate on the 9th. On 9 June 1944, she was struck by a torpedo in the Seine Bay while being attacked by the German motor torpedo boats S 172, S 174, S 175 and S 187 and sank with 67 officers and sailors.[3][4]

LST-282 was struck from the Navy Register on 22 August 1944.[1]

Gallery[]

  • USS LST-314 taking part in Operation Husky in 1943

  • USS LST-314 alongside USS LST-374 undergoing preparation for the Normandy invasion in 1944

Awards[]

LST-314 have earned the following awards:

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "LST-314". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "LST-314 | The United States Navy Memorial". navylog.navymemorial.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "USS LST 314 (LST 314) of the US Navy - American Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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