 USS LST-382 in Salerno, September 1943
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-382 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy |
| Laid down | 10 December 1942 |
| Launched | 3 February 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Emily F. Cass |
| Commissioned | 18 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 29 November 1944 |
| Stricken | 28 April 1949 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Navy, 29 November 1944 |
| History | |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | LST-382 |
| Commissioned | 29 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Fate | Returned to the United States |
| History | |
 France | |
| Name | La Paillotte |
| Namesake | La Paillotte |
| Commissioned | 23 January 1948 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LST-382 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| 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 |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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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).
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.
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.
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.
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:
- American Campaign Medal
- Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3 battle stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
Citations
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST-382". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "LST-382". NHHC. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "LST Paillotte". lst.france.free.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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.
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United Kingdom
- Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts
- 1943 ships
- LST-1-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy
- LST-1-class tank landing ships of the Royal Navy
- Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the French Navy