LST-310
History
United States
Name	USSLST-310
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	22 September 1942
Launched	23 November 1942
Commissioned	20 January 1943
Decommissioned	16 May 1945
Stricken	12 March 1946
Fate	Sold to merchant service, 28 January 1947
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1 class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) bow 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) bow 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) stern
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	SixLCVPs
Troops	14 officers, 131 enlisted men
Complement	9 officers, 120 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin40 mm gun mounts (Mark 51 director) 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single20 mm gun mounts
Service record
Operations	World War II Operation Husky Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord

USSLST-310 was one of 390tank landing ships (LSTs) built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.

LST-310 was laid down on 22 September 1942 at theBoston Navy Yard; launched on 23 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Inga M. Gustavson; and commissioned on 20 January 1943.

During World War II,LST-310 was assigned to theEuropean Theater and participated in theSicilian occupation in July, 1943 the landings atSalerno in September, 1943 and theInvasion of Normandy in June, 1944.

Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 16 May 1945 for conversion tolanding craft repair shipUSSAeolus (ARL-42) at the Boston Navy Yard. The conversion was canceled 12 September 1945 and the ship reverted toLST-310; she was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 12 March 1946. On 28 January 1947 the ship was sold to the Boston Metals Company ofBaltimore, Maryland for conversion to merchant service.

She was sold (date unknown) to thePanama Navigation Corporation, and subsequently namedMVMercator and re-flagged asPanamanian. Sometime prior to 1963 the ship was sold to Navemar S. A. (name retained) and re-flaggedArgentine. Her final fate is unknown.

• LST-310 earned twobattle stars for World War II service.
• Combat Action Ribbon (Retroactive)
• American Ribbon
• World War II Victory Medal
• Europe African Middle Eastern Campaigns Medal(3)

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "LST-310".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2004. Retrieved5 May 2007.
• "LST-310 / ARL-42Aeolus".NavSource. Retrieved5 May 2007.

• List of United States Navy LSTs

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