Greek landing ship Samos (L179)
{{Short description|1943 LST-1-class tank landing ship}}
{{other ships|Greek ship Samos}}
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USS LST-33 was an {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 18 August 1943, before being commissioned into the USN, and was renamed Samos (Σάμος).
Construction
LST-33 was laid down on 23 February 1943, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 21 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Paul J. Walsh; and transferred to the Royal Hellenic Navy on 18 August 1943, and renamed Samos (L179).{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} Her commander was Captain Pyrros Lappas.
Service history
Samos, ex-LST-33, sailed from Galveston Bar for Key West, Florida, on 28 August 1943, with convoy HK 125, arriving in Key West, 1 September 1943.{{sfn|Convoy HK 125}}
On 11 October 1943, Samos left Halifax, Nova Scotia, in convoy SC 144,{{sfn|Convoy SC 144}} en route she joined convoy WN 497 that had departed Loch Ewe, on 26 October. She arrived in Methil, Scotland, on 28 October with a load of lumber.{{sfn|Convoy WN 497}}
Samos departed Methil, on 3 December 1943, in convoy EN 314 (series 2), arriving in Loch Ewe, on 5 December.{{sfn|Convoy EN 314(2)}} She departed Liverpool, England, in convoy OS 61/KMS 35, on 8 December 1943.{{sfn|Convoy OS 61/KMS 35}} The convoy split on 19 December, with Samos continuing on in convoy KMS 35G, arriving in Gibraltar, on 21 December.{{sfn|Convoy KMS 35G}}
She sailed out of Taranto, Italy, in convoy HP 1, on 24 October 1944, arriving in Piraeus, Greece, on 27 October 1944.{{sfn|Convoy HP 1}}
Her last recorded convoy was from New York City, on 2 March 1945, in convoy NG 493, arriving in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on 9 March 1945.{{sfn|Convoy NG 493}}
Post-war service
She was sold to the government of Greece in January 1947. She was struck from the Navy list on 23 June 1947.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} She served in the Greek navy until being decommissioned on 25 September 1977.
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite DANFS
| url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-33.html
| title=LST-33
| publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command
| date= 4 August 2015
| access-date=8 September 2017
| ref={{sfnRef|DANFS|2015}}
}}{{PD-notice}}
- {{cite web
| url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160033.htm
| title= LST-33
| publisher=Navsource.org
| date=13 December 2013
| access-date=8 September 2017
| ref={{sfnRef|Navsource|2013}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/en/index.html?en.php?convoy=314!~enmain
| title = Convoy EN.314 (Series 2)
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy EN 314(2)}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hk/index.html?hk.php?convoy=125!~hkmain
| title = Convoy HK.125
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy HK 125}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/kms/index.html?kms.php?convoy=35G!~kmsmain
| title = Convoy KMS.35G
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy KMS 35G}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ng/index.html?ng.php?convoy=493!~ngmain
| title = Convoy NG.493
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy NG 493}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/os/index.html?os.php?convoy=61KM!~osmain
| title = Convoy OS.61/ KMS.35
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy OS 61/KMS 35}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/sc/index.html?sc.php?convoy=144!~scmain
| title = Convoy SC.144
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy SC 144}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/wn/index.html?wn.php?convoy=497!~wnmain
| title = Convoy WN.497
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy WN 497}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html?yy.php?convoy=HP.1!~miscmain
| title = Convoy HP.1
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| access-date = 8 September 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy HP 1}}
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{navsource|10/16/160033|USS LST-33}}
- [http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/el/istoria/palaia-polemika-ploia/istoria/palaia-polemika-ploia/armatagwga/30-l-179-1943-1977 Σάμος L-179 (1943-1977)] {{in lang|el}}, Hellenic Navy website
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Category:Ships built in Pittsburgh
Category:LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Hellenic Navy