USS LST-353
Coordinates: 21°21′25.83″N 157°59′49.98″W / 21.357175°N 157.9972167°W / 21.357175; -157.9972167
LST-353 unloading in the Solomons, June 1943 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS LST-353 |
| Builder: | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 15 July 1942 |
| Launched: | 12 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 27 November 1942 |
| Struck: | 18 July 1944 |
| Honours and awards: |
3 battle stars and Navy Unit Commendation (WWII) |
| Fate: | Sunk, 21 May 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,880 long tons (3,942 t) full |
| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
| Depth: | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
| Propulsion: | 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
Two or six LCVPs |
| Troops: | approx. 140 officers and enlisted |
| Complement: | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 5 × 40 mm gun mounts • 6 × 20 mm gun mounts • 2 × .50-cal machine guns • 4 × .30-cal machine guns |
USS LST-353 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was destroyed on 21 May 1944 when an explosion on its deck sparked the West Loch Disaster in Pearl Harbor naval base.
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