USS LST-374
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USS LST-374 was one of over 1,000 tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II.
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LST-374, starboard of LST-376, loads a DUKW amphibious truck at an unidentified English port prior to the Invasion of Normandy | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-374 |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 12 November 1942 |
Launched | 19 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 29 January 1943 |
Decommissioned | 29 May 1945 |
Stricken | 12 March 1946 |
Fate | Sold to merchant service, 14 January 1947, sunk 14 June 1968 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-1 class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | Six LCVPs |
Troops | 14 officers, 131 enlisted men |
Complement | 9 officers, 120 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Operations: | |
Awards: | 2 battle stars |
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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.