:USS LST-359

{{short description|LST-1-class landing ship tank}}

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{{Infobox ship image

| Ship image = File:26-G-1992 Salerno Landing, Sept. 1943.jpg

| Ship caption = USS LST-359 off Salerno in September 1943

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{{Infobox ship career

| Ship country = United States

| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1946}}

| Ship name = LST-359

| Ship builder = Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston

| Ship laid down = 21 November 1942

| Ship launched = 11 January 1943

| Ship sponsor = Mrs. Albert Miller Penn

| Ship commissioned = 9 February 1943

| Ship decommissioned =

| Ship reclassified =

| Ship struck = 8 February 1945

| Ship identification = *Callsign: NZFA

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| Ship honors = See Awards

| Ship fate = Sunk by U-870, 20 December 1944

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

|Ship class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}}

|Ship displacement={{LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement}}

|Ship length={{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}}

|Ship beam={{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}}

|Ship draft={{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}}

|Ship power={{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}}

|Ship propulsion={{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}}

|Ship speed= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}}

|Ship range={{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}}

|Ship boats= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}}

|Ship capacity= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity}}

|Ship troops=16 officers, 147 enlisted men

|Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men

|Ship armament={{LST-1 class tank landing ship armament}}

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USS LST-359 was a {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} in the United States Navy during World War II.{{Cite web|title=Tank Landing Ship LST|url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160359.htm|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.navsource.org}}

Construction and career

LST-359 was laid down on 21 November 1942 at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina. Launched on 11 January 1943 and commissioned on 9 February 1943.

During World War II, LST-388 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Sicilian occupation in Italy from 9 to 15 July 1943 and 28 July to 17 August 1943. Then the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September of the same year.

She then participated in the Anzio-Nettuno landings, 22 January to 1 March and in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.

She was sunk by U-870 while under tow by a Type V tugboat, named Farallon and split into two off Spain with 2 casualties on 20 December 1944.{{Cite web|title=USS LST-359 (American Landing ship) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net|url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/3392.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=uboat.net}}

LST-359 was struck from the Navy Register on 8 February 1945.

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