USS LST-5

USS LST-5 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in December 1944. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

HM LST-5 beached at Madras, India, while loading in preparation for the voyage to Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies, 2 January 1946. Note that the bow doors have been removed.
History
United States
Name: LST-5
Builder: Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down: 12 July 1942
Launched: 3 October 1942
Sponsored by: Mrs. John (Jennie) Bartolo
Commissioned: 22 February 1943
Decommissioned: 17 November 1944
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 3 × battle stars
Fate: Transferred to the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Name: LST-5
Commissioned: 18 November 1944
Decommissioned: 19 February 1946
Status: Sold for scrapping, 7 October 1947
General characteristics [1]
Type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:
  • Sicilian occupation (July 1943)
  • Salerno landings (September 1943)
  • Invasion of Normandy (June 1944)

Construction

LST-5 was laid down on 12 July 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launch on 3 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Wanetta Rose Barker; and commissioned on 22 February 1943.[2]

USN service history

During LST-5's involvement in World War II, she served in the Mediterranean Theater and European Theater and participated in the following operations: the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943; the Salerno Landings in September 1943; and the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.[2]

Royal Navy service

LST-5 was decommissioned from the USN on 17 November 1944, and commissioned into the Royal Navy the next day as HM LST-5. She was refit at Belfast, from 22 January to 11 April 1945, before sailing for service in the Far East the following summer. On 19 February 1946, she was decommissioned from the RN.[1]

Final disposition

LST-5 was struck from the Navy list on 1 August 1947. On 7 October 1947, she was sold to the Tung Hwa Trading Co., Singapore, for scrapping.

References
  1. Navsource 2007.
  2. DANFS.

Bibliography
  • "LST-5". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "LST-5". Navsource. Navsource.org. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.


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