Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 282 |
Built by | American Bridge Co. (Ambridge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 15 Feb 1942 |
Laid down | 12 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 3 Oct 1943 |
Commissioned | 12 Nov 1943 |
Lost | 15 Aug 1944 |
Loss position | 43° 25'N, 6° 50'E |
History | LST 282 was heavly damaged by a German glider bomb while taking part in the landings on the coast of southern France. LST 282 was beached and abandoned in position 43º25'N, 06º50'E. |
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