USS LST-27

USS LST-27 beached alongside an unidentified LST in England early in June 1944, while loading out for the invasion of France.
History
United States
Name: LST-27
Builder: Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down: 10 December 1942
Launched: 27 April 1943
Sponsored by: Mrs. R. R. Creed
Commissioned: 16 June 1943
Decommissioned: 9 November 1945
Struck: 28 November 1945
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 2 × battle stars
Fate: sold for scrapping, 15 December 1947
General characteristics [1]
Type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 24,000 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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 11
Operations: Normandy landings (6–25 June 1944)
Awards:

USS LST-27 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II and manned by a United States Coast Guard crew. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-27 was laid down on 10 December 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 27 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Creed;[2] and commissioned on 25 June 1943, with Lieutenant Alfred Volton, USCG, in command.[1]

Service history

On 4 April 1944, she was in the Mediterranean reaching Tunisia, on 13 April 1944.[3] There are records that indicate she traveled from Oran, Algeria, joining Convoy MKS 46 sometime after 9 April 1944,[4] arriving in Gibraltar on 21 April 1944. She departed Gibraltar on 22 April 1944, with Convoy MKS 46G[5] to rendezvous with Convoy SL 155 on April 23 1944, arriving in Liverpool on 3 May 1944.[6]

She participated in the invasion at Omaha Beach. LST-27 departed Trebah near Falmouth[7] [8], England for the Normandy coast on 5 June 1944, transporting units of the 29th Infantry Division. She remained in British waters until 2 July 1944, when she departed for Norfolk, Virginia, arriving there on 17 July 1944.[3]

Postwar career

LST-27 was decommissioned on 9 November 1945, at Boston,[1] and was struck from the Navy list on 28 November 1945. On 15 December 1947, she was sold to the Rhode Island Navigation Co., of Newport, Rhode Island, for scrapping.[2]

Awards

LST-27 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • "LST-27". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "USS LST-27". NavSource Online. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  • "Convoy MKS.46". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  • "Convoy MKS.46G". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  • "Convoy SL.155/MKS.46". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  • "USS LST-27" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 20 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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