USS LST-27 beached alongside an unidentified LST in England early in June 1944, while loading out for the invasion of France.
History
United States
NameLST-27
BuilderDravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down10 December 1942
Launched27 April 1943
Sponsored byMrs. R. R. Creed
Commissioned16 June 1943
Decommissioned9 November 1945
Stricken28 November 1945
Identification
Honors and
awards		 2 × battle stars
FateSold for scrapping, 15 December 1947
General characteristics [1]
TypeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 11
Operations: Normandy landings (6–25 June 1944)
Awards:

USS LST-27 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and manned by a United States Coast Guard crew. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-27 was laid down on 10 December 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 27 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Creed;[2] and commissioned on 25 June 1943.[1]

Service history

On 4 April 1944, she was in the Mediterranean reaching Tunisia, on 13 April 1944.[3] There are records that indicate she traveled from Oran, Algeria, joining Convoy MKS 46 sometime after 9 April 1944,[4] arriving in Gibraltar on 21 April 1944. She departed Gibraltar on 22 April 1944, with Convoy MKS 46G[5] to rendezvous with Convoy SL 155 on April 23, 1944, arriving in Liverpool on 3 May 1944.[6]

She participated in the invasion at Omaha Beach. LST-27 departing from Trebah near Falmouth, Cornwall,[7] for the Normandy coast on 5 June 1944, transporting units of the 29th Infantry Division. She remained in British waters until 2 July 1944, when she departed for Norfolk, Virginia, arriving there on 17 July 1944.[3]

Postwar career

LST-27 was decommissioned on 9 November 1945, at Boston,[1] and was struck from the Navy list on 28 November 1945. On 15 December 1947, she was sold to the Rhode Island Navigation Co., of Newport, Rhode Island, for scrapping.[2]

Awards

LST-27 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Navsource 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 DANFS 2015.
  3. 1 2 Coast Guard.
  4. ↑ Convoy MKS 46.
  5. ↑ Convoy MKS 46G.
  6. ↑ Convoy SL 155.
  7. ↑ "Army vehicles being loaded aboard LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) near Falmouth, Englan...HD Stock Footage". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.

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