USS LST-382 in Salerno, September 1943
History
United States
NameLST-382
BuilderBethlehem Steel Co., Quincy
Laid down10 December 1942
Launched3 February 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Emily F. Cass
Commissioned18 February 1943
Decommissioned29 November 1944
Stricken28 April 1949
Identification
Honors and
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Royal Navy, 29 November 1944
History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameLST-382
Commissioned29 November 1944
Decommissioned1946
FateReturned to the United States
History
FranceFrance
NameLa Paillotte
NamesakeLa Paillotte
Commissioned23 January 1948
IdentificationPennant number: LST-382
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and 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

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

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

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

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

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

LST-382 have earned the following awards:

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Tank Landing Ship LST-382". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "LST-382". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "LST Paillotte". lst.france.free.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

Sources

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