USS LST-280
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| Name | USS LST-280 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship (LST-1) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - American Bridge Co, Ambridge PA | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun, 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-621 (Hermann Stuckmann) | ||
| Position | 49.55N, 00.30W - Grid BF 3615 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gold Beach, Normandy - Portsmouth | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | USS LST-280 earned one battle star for her participation in the Normandy landings. Post-war:On 11 Apr, 1946, the landing ship was returned to the US Navy and decommissioned two days later. On 5 Dec, 1947, sold to Bosey, Philippines. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.03 hours on 15 Jun, 1944, USS LST-280, in a convoy of landing ships, was hit by a Gnat from U-621 off St. Malo, Normandy. The ship was towed to port, repaired by Britain and returned to service as HMS LST-280 on 26 Oct, 1944. | ||
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