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Re: LST-387
Posted by: Rainer Kolbicz (IP Logged)
Date: January 20, 2002 02:49PM

From DANFS:
LST-387 was laid down on 20 June 1942 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 28 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Roberta Adele Fitzhugh; and commissioned on 17 November 1942. LST-387 served in the European theater. On 22 June 1943, she was damaged by a German submarine torpedo, between Algiers and Bizerte, and subsequently repaired. The ship was decommissioned on 2 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July 1946. On 22 December 1947, she was sold to the Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and scrapped.

It seems Rohwer is right this time.

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Da steht:
22.06.43 Tank landing ships LST-333 and LST-387 (both carrying landing pontoons) are torpedoed by German submarine U-593 about five miles east of Dellys, Algeria, 36°59'N, 04°02'E. LST-333 is beached; LST-387 is towed to Dellys by tank landing craft LCT-294 and LCT-431. Damaging of these two ships hampers training for the forthcoming invasion of Sicily (Operation HUSKY).

Additional infos from me: LST-333 was beached, but later the LST slipped off and sank completely.

Gruss
Rainer



Subject Written By Posted
  LST-387 Axel van Eesbeeck 01/20/2002 08:52AM
  Re: LST-387 Theodor Dorgeist 01/20/2002 11:16AM
  Re: LST-387 Jan-Olof 01/20/2002 02:37PM
  Re: LST-387 Rainer Kolbicz 01/20/2002 02:49PM
  Re: LST-387 Rainer Kolbicz 01/20/2002 02:56PM
  Re: LST-387 Jan-Olof 01/20/2002 03:49PM
  Re: LST-387 Rainer Kolbicz 01/20/2002 11:20PM
  Re: LST-387 Theodor Dorgeist 01/21/2002 09:02AM
  Re: LST-387 George W. Tinney 04/25/2002 05:41PM
  Re: LST-387 Arnold Ness 02/20/2004 08:33PM


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