USS LST-348
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| Name | USS LST-348 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship (LST-1) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth VA | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 20 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-410 (Horst-Arno Fenski) | ||
| Position | 40.57N, 13.14E - Grid CJ 5934 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Shingle | ||
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| History | Laid down on 10 Nov, 1942 launched on 7 Feb, 1943 commissioned on 9 Feb, 1943 The USS LST-348 participated in the following landings: Sicily and Anzio-Nettuno. The vessel earned two battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for her World War 2 service. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.57 hours on 20 Feb, 1944, the USS LST-348 was torpedoed by U-410 and was sunk at 02.21 hours by a coup de grāce about 40 miles south of Naples. The vessel was participating in the landings in Anzio-Nettuno, the Operation Shingle. | ||
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