 USS LST-382 in Salerno, September 1943
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-382 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy |
| Laid down | 10 December 1942 |
| Launched | 3 February 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Emily F. Cass |
| Commissioned | 18 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 29 November 1944 |
| Stricken | 28 April 1949 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy, 29 November 1944 |
| History | |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-382 |
| Commissioned | 29 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Fate | Returned to the United States |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | La Paillotte |
| Namesake | La Paillotte |
| Commissioned | 23 January 1948 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-382 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| 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 or 6 x LCVPs |
| Capacity |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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USS LST-382 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to France as La Paillotte (LST-382).[1]
Construction and career[edit]
LST-382 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on 3 February 1943 and commissioned on 18 February 1943.[2]
Service in the United States[edit]
During World War II, LST-382 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater. She took part in the Invasion of Sicilian from 9 to 15 July 1943 and the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September 1943.
She participated in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.
LST-382 was decommissioned on 29 December 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy.
She was struck from the Navy Register on 28 April 1949.[1]
Service in the United Kingdom[edit]
HMS LST-382 was commissioned on 18 December 1944 and was part of W Task Force which participated in the invasion of Malaya.
She was returned to the United States n 1946 and leased to France on 23 January 1948.
Service in France[edit]
She was transferred to the French Navy and commissioned on 23 January 1948 with the same name LST-382.[3]
In 1950s, she was given the name La Paillotte (LST-347).
La Paillotte took part in the First Indochina War between 19 December 1946 to 1 August 1954.
The ship was out of service and sold for scrap.
Awards[edit]
LST-382 have earned the following awards:
- American Campaign Medal
- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3 battle stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST-382". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "LST-382". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "LST Paillotte". lst.france.free.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Sources[edit]
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
