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.[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 departing from Trebah near Falmouth, Cornwall,[7] 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

  1. ^ a b c Navsource 2017.
  2. ^ a b c DANFS 2015.
  3. ^ a b Coast Guard.
  4. ^ Convoy MKS 46.
  5. ^ Convoy MKS 46G.
  6. ^ Convoy SL 155.
  7. ^ "Army vehicles being loaded aboard LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) near Falmouth, England ...HD Stock Footage". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.

Bibliography

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_LST-27
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