Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Tank landing ship |
Class | LST (Mk 2) |
Pennant | LST 318 |
Built by | New York Navy Yard (New York, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 20 May 1942 |
Laid down | 15 Oct 1942 |
Launched | 28 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 8 Feb 1943 |
Lost | 10 Aug 1943 |
Loss position | 38° 04'N, 14° 30'E |
History | On 9 August 1943 USS LST 318 was damaged by enemy dive bomber off the north coast of Sicily in position 38º04'N, 14º30'E. The ship was beached and abandoned the next day. |
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