USS LST-5

History
Name:	USS LST-5
Builder:	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down:	12 July 1942
Launched:	3 October 1942
Commissioned:	22 February 1943
Decommissioned:	17 November 1944
Struck:	1 August 1947
Honours and awards:	3 battle stars (WWII)
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 7 October 1947
Name:	HM LST-5
Commissioned:	18 November 1944
Decommissioned:	19 February 1946
Fate:	Returned to US Navy
General characteristics
Class & type:	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Propulsion:	2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range:	24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	6 × LCVPs
Capacity:	1600-1900 tons cargo
Troops:	14 officers, 131 enlisted men
Complement:	9 officers, 120 enlisted men
Armament:	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-5 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy during World War II.

Construction began on 12 July 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the ship was ready for launch on 3 October 1942. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Wanetta Rose Barker and was commissioned on 22 February 1943.

During its involvement in World War II, the LST-5 served in the European Theater, and participated in the Sicilian occupation (July 1943); Salerno landings (September 1943); and the Invasion of Normandy (June 1944). In November 1944 the LST-5 was sailed to Belfast, Northern Ireland and was taken over by British crewmen for service in India and the Far East.

The LST-5 was decommissioned after World War II, and was taken off the Navy list on 1 August 1947. LST-5 was sold to the Tung Hwa Trading Company of Singapore to be scrapped.

The LST-5 earned a total of 3 battle stars for its service in World War II.

References

• Photo gallery of USS LST-5 at NavSource Naval History
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.