USS LST-21
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USS LST-21 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used primarily in the Europe–Africa–Middle East Theater during World War II, but also transported British forces from Calcutta and landed them at Regu Beach, Burma.
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USS LST-21 unloads British Army Sherman tanks and trucks onto a "Rhino" barge during the early hours of the invasion, 6 June 1944. Note the nickname "Virgin" on the "Sherman" tank at left. | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-21 |
Operator | |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
Laid down | 25 September 1942 |
Launched | 18 February 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Lillian M. Lloyd |
Commissioned | 14 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 25 January 1946 |
Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
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Nickname(s) | "Blackjack Maru" |
Honors and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 12 March 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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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 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 17 |
Operations: | Normandy landings (6–25 June 1944) |
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