USS_LST-79

USS <i>LST-79</i>

USS LST-79

LST-1-class landing ship tank

USS LST-79 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]

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Construction and career

LST-79 was laid down on 28 February 1943 at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana. Launched on 8 May 1943 and commissioned on 7 July 1943. The ship was later transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned on 17 July 1943.[2] The ship was assigned 9th LST Flotilla.

She was sunk by a German Henschel Hs 293 guided missile while off Ajaccio Harbor, Corsica, 30 September 1943.

LST-79 was struck from the Navy Register on 11 October 1943.[1]

Citations

  1. [1]
    "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "LST-79". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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