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
History
United States
NameLST-511
BuilderChicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois
Laid down22 July 1943
Launched30 November 1943
Commissioned3 January 1944
Decommissioned19 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
Identification
Honours and
awards
1 × battle stars
FateSold, 17 February 1948, foundered 1992
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-491-class tank landing ship
Displacement
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Armament

Construction

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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

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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

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References

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  • "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.