USS LST-332

USS LST-332 was one of 390 tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-332 with an LCT loaded on her main deck, July 1943
History
United States
Name	USS LST-332
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard
Laid down	29 October 1942
Launched	24 December 1942
Commissioned	6 February 1943
Decommissioned	22 May 1945
Stricken	12 March 1946
Fate	Sold to merchant service, 17 October 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1 class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded 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) stern
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
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts (Mark 51 director) 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts
Service record
Operations:	World War II Operation Husky Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord
Awards:	3 battle stars

LST-332 was laid down on 29 October 1942 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 24 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. G. W. Henderson; and commissioned on 6 February 1943.

Service history

During World War II, LST-332 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and Invasion of Normandy (June 1944).

Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 22 May 1945 for conversion to landing craft repair ship USS Feronia (ARL-45) at the New York Navy Yard. The conversion was canceled 12 September 1945 and the ship reverted to LST-332; she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 March 1946. On 17 October 1946 the tank landing ship was sold to the Suwannee Steamship Company of Charleston, South Carolina for conversion to merchant service.

LST-332 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

See also

• List of United States Navy LSTs

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "LST-332". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
• "LST-332 / ARL-45 Feronia". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 6 May 2007.