USS LST-511 was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
 USS LST-511 off Omaha Beach, on D-Day, 6 June 1944
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-511 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
| Laid down | 22 July 1943 |
| Launched | 30 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 19 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
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| Honours and awards |  1 × battle stars |
| Fate | Sold, 17 February 1948, foundered 1992 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-491-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 | 1 x LCT |
| 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 | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
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Construction edit
LST-511 was laid down on 22 July 1943, at Seneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 30 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. James V. Gaynor; and commissioned on 3 January 1944.[1]
Service history edit
During World War II, LST-511 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.[1] LST-511 was one of the eight LSTs participating in "Exercise Tiger", a practice for D-Day on 28 April, during which German E-boats attacked, hitting three of the eight LSTs. Two sank immediately and the third was towed to port by its own LCVPs. Designated as a hospital ship for the invasion with two doctors and a contingent of corpsmen, she completed 50 round trips from English ports to the Normandy beaches.[2]
Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 19 December 1945, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 8 January 1946. On 17 February 1948 the ship was sold to the Anglo-Canadian Pulp & Paper Mills of Quebec, Canada, for operation[1] and renamed Guy Bartholomew. She was then subsequently purchased by Agence Maritime, and the renamed Fort Kent. She was in service into the 1970s. She foundered 7 December 1992, off Long Harbour, Newfoundland.[citation needed]
LST-511 received one battle star for World War II service.
See also edit
References edit
- "LST-511". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "LST-511". NavSource Online. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
