Laid down on 12 November 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 19 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Victor D. Herbster; and commissioned on 29 January 1943.
Decommissioned 29 May 1945 at Baltimore, Maryland, the ship was redesignated USS Minerva (ARL-47) 29 May 1945. Conversion to a landing craft repair ship commenced on 30 May 1945 at the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore; the conversion was subsequently canceled 11 September 1945 and the ship reverted to LST-374. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 12 March 1946, the tank landing ship was sold to A. G. Schoonmaker for conversion to merchant service 14 January 1947.
LST-374 earned two battle stars for World War II service.
LST-374 and LST-314 loading supplies at an English port in preparation for the Invasion of Normandy, early June 1944.
over, tank, landing, ships, lsts, built, united, states, navy, during, world, starboard, loads, dukw, amphibious, truck, unidentified, english, port, prior, invasion, normandyhistoryunited, statesnamebuilderbethlehem, shipbuilding, corporationlaid, down12, nov. USS LST 374 was one of over 1 000 tank landing ships LSTs built for the United States Navy during World War II LST 374 starboard of LST 376 loads a DUKW amphibious truck at an unidentified English port prior to the Invasion of NormandyHistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LST 374BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding CorporationLaid down12 November 1942Launched19 January 1943Commissioned29 January 1943Decommissioned29 May 1945Stricken12 March 1946FateSold to merchant service 14 January 1947 sunk 14 June 1968General characteristicsClass and typeLST 1 class tank landing shipDisplacement1 625 long tons 1 651 t light 4 080 long tons 4 145 t fullLength328 ft 100 m Beam50 ft 15 m DraftUnloaded 2 ft 4 in 0 71 m bow 7 ft 6 in 2 29 m stern Loaded 8 ft 2 in 2 49 m bow 14 ft 1 in 4 29 m sternPropulsion2 General Motors 12 567 diesel engines two shafts twin ruddersSpeed12 knots 14 mph 22 km h Boats amp landing craft carriedSix LCVPsTroops14 officers 131 enlisted menComplement9 officers 120 enlisted menArmament2 twin 40 mm gun mounts Mark 51 director 4 single 40 mm gun mounts 12 single 20 mm gun mountsService recordOperations World War II Operation Husky Operation OverlordAwards 2 battle starsLaid down on 12 November 1942 at Quincy Massachusetts by the Bethlehem Steel Company launched on 19 January 1943 sponsored by Mrs Victor D Herbster and commissioned on 29 January 1943 Service history EditDuring World War II LST 374 participated in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July and August 1943 and the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 Decommissioned 29 May 1945 at Baltimore Maryland the ship was redesignated USS Minerva ARL 47 29 May 1945 Conversion to a landing craft repair ship commenced on 30 May 1945 at the Maryland Drydock Company of Baltimore the conversion was subsequently canceled 11 September 1945 and the ship reverted to LST 374 Struck from the Naval Vessel Register 12 March 1946 the tank landing ship was sold to A G Schoonmaker for conversion to merchant service 14 January 1947 LST 374 earned two battle stars for World War II service LST 374 and LST 314 loading supplies at an English port in preparation for the Invasion of Normandy early June 1944 See also EditList of United States Navy LSTsReferences EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships LST 374 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Retrieved 6 May 2007 LST 374 ARL 47 Minerva Amphibious Photo Archive Retrieved 6 May 2007 This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 374 amp oldid 1092760857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
