USS LST-517

The USS LST-517 was a tank landing ship in the service of the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-517 offloading a Sherman tank of the French 2nd Armored Division, August 1944
History
United States
Name: USS LST-517
Laid down: 10 September 1943
Launched: 15 January 1944
Commissioned: 7 February 1944
Decommissioned: 21 December 1945
Stricken: 21 January 1946
Fate: Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type: Landing Ship, Tank Mk. 2
Length: 327 ft 9 in (99.90 m)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded :
  • 3 ft 4 in (1.02 m) bow
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) bow
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) stern
Propulsion: 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 to 6 LCVPs
Troops: Approx. 140 officers and other ranks
Complement: 8 to 10 officers, 100 to 115 enlisted
Armament:

LST-517 was laid down on 10 September 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 15 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Onita Watland Walker; and commissioned on 7 February 1944. During World War II, LST-517 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 21 December 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946. A year later the tank landing ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal and sold for scrap to the National Metal and Steel Corporation on 17 January 1947.

LST-517 received one battle star for World War II service.

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

  • "LST-517". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • "LST-517". Amphibious Photo Archive.


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