USS LST-391
{{Short description|1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship}}
{{other ships|Greek ship Rodos}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Image:LST-391.jpg |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name=USS LST-391 |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |Ship laid down= 14 July 1942 |Ship launched= 28 October 1942 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 3 December 1942 |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= 3 battle stars (WWII) |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=yes |Ship renamed= USS Bowman County, 1 July 1955 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=yes |Ship namesake=Bowman County, North Dakota |Ship fate= Transferred to Greece, May 1960 |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header=title |Ship country=Greece |Ship flag= Image:Hellenic Naval Ensign 1935.svg |Ship name=Rodos (L157) |Ship acquired=May 1960 |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} |Ship displacement=*{{convert|1625|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light
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|Ship propulsion=2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |Ship speed={{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship boats=Two or six LCVPs |Ship capacity= |Ship troops=14–16 officers, 131–147 enlisted men |Ship complement=7–9 officers, 104–120 enlisted men |Ship armament=*2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors
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USS LST-391 was an {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} built for the United States Navy during World War II.
LST-391 was laid down 14 July 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia, launched 28 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Katherine Wendell Blewett, and commissioned 3 December 1942.
During World War II, LST-391 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and the Invasion of Normandy (June 1944).
LST-391 earned three battle stars for World War II service.
Renamed USS Bowman County (LST-391) on 1 July 1955 for Bowman County, North Dakota, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She was transferred to Greece in May 1960 for service in the Royal Hellenic Navy and renamed Rodos (L157) where she remained in service until 1997.[http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/el/istoria/39-gr/istoria/palaia-polemika-ploia/armatagwga/27-l-157-1960-1997 Former USS Bowman County LST 391] Hellenic Navy, History
Image of this LST at 13:47 in the video at http://burnpit.legion.org/2015/02/my-story-about-thule-operation-blue-jay
References
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- {{cite web|title=LST-391|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l16/lst-391.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040331202142/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l16/lst-391.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2004|access-date=6 April 2007}}
- {{cite web|title=LST-391 Bowman County|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160391.htm|access-date=6 April 2007}}
- LST-391 seen at 13:25 in the video at http://burnpit.legion.org/2015/02/my-story-about-thule-operation-blue-jay
{{LST-1 class tank landing ship}}
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Category:LST-1-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy
Category:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
Category:Bowman County, North Dakota
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