USS LST-380

LST-380 loading on 1 June 1944, alongside other ships
History
Name	USS LST-380
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	10 December 1942
Launched	10 February 1943
Commissioned	15 February 1943
Decommissioned	7 June 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Honours and awards	3 battle stars (WWII)
Fate	Loaned to UK, 20 November 1944 Returned, 11 April 1946 Sold, 7 June 1946
Name	HM LST-380
Acquired	20 November 1944
Commissioned	20 November 1944
Fate	Returned to US Navy, April 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Light : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Sea-going : 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing : 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-380 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy during World War II, later loaned to the Royal Navy.

LST-380 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 10 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Callahan; and commissioned on 15 February 1943.

During World War II, LST-380 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations:

• Sicilian occupation — July 1943
• Salerno landings — September 1943
• Invasion of Normandy — June 1944

LST-380 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 20 November 1944 and returned to United States Navy custody on 11 April 1946. On 7 June 1946, the tank landing ship was sold to the United States Military Government, Korea, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946.

LST-380 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

References

• Photo gallery of LST-380 at NavSource Naval History
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.