| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST |
| Pennant | LST 39 |
| Built by | Dravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Sep 1943 |
| Lost | 21 May 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sunk at West Loch, Pearl Harbor on 21 May 1943 when mortar ammunition that was being loaded aboard LST 353 exploded. |
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Noteable events involving LST 39 include:
21 May 1944
LST-39 was sunk at West Loch, Pearl Harbor on 21 May 1943 when mortar ammunition that was being loaded aboard LST 353 exploded (navsource.org).