USS LST-511

LST-511 off Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944
History
United States
Name	USS LST-511
Builder	Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down	22 July 1943
Launched	30 November 1943
Commissioned	3 January 1944
Decommissioned	19 December 1945
Stricken	8 January 1946
Identification	IMO number: 5138656
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold, 17 February 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Depth	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3"/50 caliber gun mount 8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-511 was an Template:Sclass- built for the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-511 was laid down on 22 July 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 30 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James V. Gaynor; and commissioned on 3 January 1944 with Lieutenant John Yacevich in command.

Service history

During World War II, LST-511 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. Designated as a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen, she completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches. LST-511 was also one of the eight LSTs participating in "Exercise Tiger", a practice for D-Day on 28 April, during which German E-boats attacked, hitting three of the eight LSTs. Two sank immediately and the third was towed to port by its own LCVPs.

Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 19 December 1945 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 January 1946. On 17 February 1948 the ship was sold to the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills of Quebec, Canada for operation and renamed Robert McMichael. She was then subsequently purchased by Agence Maritime and the renamed the Fort Gaspe. In service into the 1970s, her final fate is unknown.

LST-511 received one battle star for World War II service.

References

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

• "LST-511". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
• "LST-511". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 31 March 2007.

See also

• List of United States Navy LSTs