HM LST-5 beached at Madras, India, while loading in preparation for the voyage to Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies, 2 January 1946. Note that the bow doors have been removed.
History
United States
NameLST-5
BuilderDravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down12 July 1942
Launched3 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs. John (Jennie) Bartolo
Commissioned22 February 1943
Decommissioned17 November 1944
Identification
Honors and
awards		 3 × battle stars
FateTransferred to the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameLST-5
Commissioned18 November 1944
Decommissioned19 February 1946
FateSold for scrapping, 7 October 1947
General characteristics [1]
TypeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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		2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops163
Complement117
Armament
Service record
Operations:

USS LST-5 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in December 1944.

Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-5 was laid down on July 12, 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation. Launched on October 3, 1942, she was sponsored by Mrs. Wanetta Rose Barker and was commissioned on February 22, 1943.[2]

USN service history

During LST-5's involvement in World War II, she served in the Mediterranean Theater and European Theater and participated in the following operations: the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the Salerno Landings in September 1943, and the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.[2]

Royal Navy service

LST-5 was decommissioned from the USN on November 17, 1944, and commissioned into the Royal Navy the next day as HM LST-5. She was refit at Belfast, from January 22 to April 11, 1945, before sailing for service in the Far East the following summer. On February 19, 1946, she was decommissioned from the RN.[1]

HM LST-5 Crew, Madras, 24 Nov 1945

Final disposition

LST-5 was struck from the Navy list on August 1, 1947. On October 7, 1947, she was sold to the Tung Hwa Trading Co., Singapore, for scrapping.

References

  1. 1 2 Navsource 2007.
  2. 1 2 DANFS.

Bibliography

  • "LST-5". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "LST-5". Navsource. Navsource.org. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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