USS LST-353

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:armament 6 × .50 cal machine guns
2 × 40 mm guns
6 × 20 mm guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkbp:beam 50 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Charleston_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:casualties 163 killed
396 wounded
gptkbp:class LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:commissioned 27 February 1943
gptkbp:complement 7 officers, 104 enlisted
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy 21 May 1944
Explosion and fire
West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
gptkbp:displacement 1,625 tons (light)
4,080 tons (full)
gptkbp:draught 14 ft 1 in (aft, full)
2 ft 4 in (forward, light)
gptkbp:event West Loch Disaster
gptkbp:fate Destroyed by explosion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS LST-353
gptkbp:hullNumber LST-353
gptkbp:laidDown 15 July 1942
gptkbp:launched 12 October 1942
gptkbp:length 328 ft
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn Capture and occupation of Saipan
Gilbert Islands operation
Marianas operation
Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls
gptkbp:propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines
gptkbp:speed 12 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 21 May 1944
gptkbp:wreckLocation West Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scully_Bros_Boat_Builders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8