Name USS LST-350 Laid down 10 November 1942 Decommissioned 26 May 1945 Construction started 10 November 1942 Length 100 m | Builder Norfolk Navy Yard Commissioned 13 February 1943 Struck 12 March 1946 Launched 7 February 1943 | |
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Operations World War II, Allied invasion of Sicily, Allied invasion of Italy, Invasion of Normandy | ||
USS LST-350 was one of 390 tank landing ships (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during World War II.
LST-350 was laid down on 10 November 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 7 February 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Terry; and commissioned on 13 February 1943.
Service history
During World War II, LST-350 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), Salerno landings (September 1943), and Invasion of Normandy (June 1944).
LST-350 was redesignated landing craft repair ship USS Chandra (ARL-46) on 25 May 1945, but the redesignation was subsequently cancelled. The ship was decommissioned on 26 May 1945 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 March 1946. On 2 December 1946 she was sold to the Suwannee Steam Ship Company of Charleston, South Carolina and converted for merchant service.
LST-350 earned three battle stars for World War II service.