USS LST-7
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| Name: | USS LST-7 |
| Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1942 |
| Launched: | 31 October 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Anna Marvin |
| Commissioned: | 2 March 1943 |
| Struck: | 19 June 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
3 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | Varied, depending on load |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
6 LCVP |
| Capacity: | between 1600 and 1900 tons |
| Troops: | 14 officers, 131 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 129 officers and enlisted men |
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USS LST-7 was an LST-1 class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. LST-7 served in the European Theater of Operations and was scrapped in 1947.[1]
Construction
LST-7 was laid down on 17 July 1942 at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, launched on 31 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Anna Marvin;[2] and commissioned on 2 March 1943.
Service History
LST-7 was assigned to the European Theatre and participated in the following operations for which she received three battle stars:
- Sicilian Occupation - July 1943
- Salerno landings - September 1943
- Invasion of Normandy - June 1944
LST-7 was decommissioned on 21 May 1946, struck on 19 July 1946 and sold for scrap on 7 October 1947 to Mr. Lewis Green Jr. of Charleston, South Carolina.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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