USS LST-79

History
United States
NameLST-79
BuilderJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville
Laid down28 February 1943
Launched8 May 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Virginia Lee Hughes
Commissioned7 July 1943
FateTransferred to Royal Navy
History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
NameLST-79
Commissioned17 July 1943
Stricken11 October 1943
FateSunk by Luftwaffe, 30 September 1943
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-79 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career

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LST-79 was laid down on 28 February 1943 at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana. Launched on 8 May 1943 and commissioned on 7 July 1943. The ship was later transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned on 17 July 1943.[2] The ship was assigned 9th LST Flotilla.

She was sunk by a German Henschel Hs 293 guided missile while off Ajaccio Harbor, Corsica, 30 September 1943.

LST-79 was struck from the Navy Register on 11 October 1943.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "LST-79". NHHC. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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