LST-380 loading on 1 June 1944, alongside other ships
History
United States
Name	USSLST-380
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Company,Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	10 December 1942
Launched	10 February 1943
Commissioned	15 February 1943
Decommissioned	7 June 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Honours & awards	3battle stars (WWII)
Fate	Loaned to UK, 20 November 1944 Returned, 11 April 1946 Sold, 7 June 1946, lost 25 August 1958
United Kingdom
Name	HMLST-380
Acquired	20 November 1944
Commissioned	20 November 1944
Fate	Returned to US Navy, April 1946
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1-classtank 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	Light : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Sea-going : 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing : 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 ×LCVPs
Troops	163
Complement	111
Armament	2 × twin40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single20 mm gun mounts

USSLST-380 was aLST-1-classtank landing ship of theUnited States Navy during World War II, later loaned to theRoyal Navy.

LST-380 was laid down on 10 December 1942 atQuincy, Massachusetts, by theBethlehem Steel Company; launched on 10 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Callahan; and commissioned on 15 February 1943.

During World War II,LST-380 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations:

• Sicilian occupation — July 1943
• Salerno landings — September 1943
• Invasion of Normandy — June 1944

LST-380 was transferred to the United Kingdom on 20 November 1944 and returned to United States Navy custody on 11 April 1946. On 7 June 1946, the tank landing ship was sold to the United States Military Government, Korea, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946.

LST-380 earned threebattle stars for World War II service.

• Photo gallery ofLST-380 at NavSource Naval History
•  This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.

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