History
United States
Name	USSLST-59
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Laid down	7 November 1943
Launched	18 December 1943
Commissioned	31 January 1944
Decommissioned	21 January 1946
Stricken	25 February 1946
Honours & awards	1battle star (WWII)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, September 1947
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,880 long tons (3,942 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Depth	8 ft (2.4 m) forward, 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
Propulsion	2General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two or sixLCVPs
Troops	14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men
Complement	7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single20 mm gun mounts

USSLST-59 was aLST-1-classtank landing ship which earned onebattle star for service inWorld War II.

The ship was laid down by theDravo Corporation of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, on 7 November 1943. Launched on 18 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Richard A. Lewis. Commissioned on 31 January 1944.

Between 6–25 June 1944LST-59 participated in theinvasion of Normandy. On 29 June 1944 the 5th Naval Beach Battalion returned from Normandy to England aboard.

The ship was decommissioned on 21 January 1946, and struck from the Navy List on 25 February 1946. Subsequently sold to Southern Shipwrecking Company of New Orleans in September 1947, and scrapped.

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