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USS LST-314 off Sicily in 1944
History
United States
Name	LST-314
Builder	New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn
Laid down	7 September 1942
Launched	30 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Gertrude F. Holmes
Commissioned	15 January 1943
Stricken	22 August 1944
Identification	Callsign: NYCB
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Sunk by torpedo, 9 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
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	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons

USS LST-314 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.^[1]

Construction and career

LST-314 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Launched on 30 December 1942 and commissioned on 15 January 1943.^[2]

During World War II, LST-314 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Invasion of Sicily from 9 to 15 July 1943 and the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September later that year.

She took part in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 June until her fate on the 9th. On 9 June 1944, she was struck by a torpedo in the Seine Bay while being attacked by the German motor torpedo boats S 172, S 174, S 175 and S 187 and sank with 67 officers and sailors.^[3][4]

LST-282 was struck from the Navy Register on 22 August 1944.^[1]

Gallery

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  USS LST-314 taking part in Operation Husky in 1943
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  USS LST-314 alongside USS LST-374 undergoing preparation for the Normandy invasion in 1944

Awards

LST-314 have earned the following awards:

• American Campaign Medal
• Combat Action Ribbon
• European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3 battle stars)
• World War II Victory Medal

Citations

Sources

• 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.