USS LST-2

USS LST-2 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in November 1944. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

USS LST-2 under way, location unknown, c. January–June 1944.
History
United States
Name: LST-2
Builder: Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down: 23 June 1942
Launched: 19 September 1942
Sponsored by: Nancy Jane Hughes
Commissioned: 22 December 1942
Decommissioned: 29 November 1944
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 4 × battle stars
Fate: Transferred to the Royal Navy, 29 November 1944
HM LST-2 disembarking US Navy "Seabees" and British troops at Salerno, 9 September 1943.
United Kingdom
Name: LST-2
Acquired: 29 November 1944
Commissioned: 29 November 1944
Decommissioned: 11 April 1946
Status: Returned to US Naval custody, 13 April 1946
United States
Acquired: 13 April 1946
Stricken: 5 June 1946
Fate: Sold, 5 December 1947
Status: Fate unknown
General characteristics [1]
Type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 24,000 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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:

Construction

LST-2 was laid down on 23 June 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 19 September 1942; sponsored by Nancy Jane Hughes; and commissioned on 9 February 1943, with Lieutenant John P. Hogan, USNR, in command.[2]

USN service history

LST-2 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following operations: North African occupation prior to July 1943; Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943; Salerno Landings in September 1943; and the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.[2]

Royal Navy service

LST-2 was decommissioned from the USN and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 November 1944, as HM LST-2. She performed sea trials December 1944, in Scotland. She then prepared for Far East service between December 1944 and August 1945, at Tyne. LST-2 sailed from Southampton on 17 August 1945, for Bombay, India, via Port Said, Egypt, and the Suez Canal, arriving at her destination on 21 September 1945. She had railroad tracks installed and made various trips between the ports of Madras, India, Singapore, and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. She was returned to the US Navy in Subic Bay on 13 April 1946, and struck on 5 June 1947.[1]

Final disposition

LST-2 was decommissioned on 11 April 1946, and was struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.[2]

Awards

LST-2 earned four battle stars for World War II service.[2]

References
  1. Navsource 2014.
  2. DANFS 2015.

Bibliography
  • "LST-2". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "LST-2". Navsource. Navsource.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.


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