USS LST-345

History
United States
Name	USS LST-345
Builder	Norfolk Navy Yard
Laid down	17 October 1942
Launched	15 December 1942
Commissioned	21 January 1943
Decommissioned	5 December 1945
Stricken	3 January 1946
Honours and awards	3 battle stars (WWII)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 23 March 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,880 long tons (3,942 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)
Boats & landing craft carried	2-6 × LCVPs
Troops	approx. 140 officers and enlisted
Complement	8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount 5 × 40 mm gun mounts 6 × 20 mm gun mounts 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 4 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS LST-345 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-345 was laid down on 17 October 1942 at the Norfolk Navy Yard; launched on 15 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. John B. Brown; and commissioned on 21 January 1943.

LST-345 departed US shores for northern Africa on 1 May 1943.

During World War II, LST-345 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the following operations:

• Sicilian occupation – July 1943
• Salerno landings – September 1943
• Invasion of Normandy – June 1944

While operating out of Bizerte, Tunisia, LST-345 was exposed to German air raids every night for three months. Sailing to Britain from the Mediterranean, LST-345 encountered a Nazi Wolf pack in the Atlantic. LST-345 made 56 cross-channel voyages between Britain and France in support of the Allied offensive in Europe.

Decommissioned on 5 December 1945 and struck from the Naval Register on 3 January 1946, she was sold on 23 March 1948 to the Ships & Power Equipment Co. of Barber, New Jersey for scrap.

LST-345 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of LST-345 at NavSource Naval History
• George Henderson, Valley Patriot, Andover, North Andover

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LST-1-class tank landing ships

LST-1 — LST-99

LST-1 LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-6 LST-7 LST-8 LST-9 LST-10 / Achelous LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 LST-14 / Varuna LST-15 / Phaon LST-16 LST-17 LST-18 LST-19 / LST(H)-19 LST-20 LST-21 LST-22 LST-23 / LST(H)-23 LST-24 LST-25 LST-26 LST-27 LST-28 LST-29 LST-30 LST-31 / Addison County LST-32 / Alameda County LST-33 LST-34 LST-35 LST-36 LST-37 LST-38 / LST(H)-38 LST-39 / YF-1079 LST-40 LST-41 / LST(H)-41 LST-42 / LST(H)-42 LST-43 LST-44 LST-45 LST-46 LST-47 / T-LST-47 LST-48 LST-49 LST-50 / ARB-13 LST-51 LST-52 LST-53 / APL-59 LST-54 LST-55 LST-56 LST-57 / Armstrong County LST-58 LST-59 LST-60 / Atchison County LST-61 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-66 LST-67 LST-68 LST-69 LST-70 LST-71 LST-72 LST-73 LST-74 LST-75 LST-76 LST-77 LST-78 LST-79 LST-80 LST-81 / ARL-5 LST-82 / ARL-6 LST-83 / Adonis LST-84 / LST(H)-84 LST-85 — LST-99 cancelled

LST-100 — LST-199

LST-100 — LST-116 cancelled LST-117 / LST(H)-117 / T-LST-117 LST-118 / LST(H)-118 LST-119 LST-120 LST-121 / LST(H)-121 LST-122 LST-123 / LST(H)-123 LST-124 LST-125 LST-126 LST-127 LST-128 LST-129 / Cohasset LST-130 LST-131 LST-132 / Zeus LST-133 LST-134 LST-135 / Orestes LST-136 / Egeria LST-137 LST-138 LST-139 LST-140 LST-141 LST-142 — LST-156 cancelled LST-157 LST-158 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-166 LST-167 LST-168 LST-169 LST-170 LST-171 LST-172 LST-173 LST-174 LST-175 LST-176 / T-LST-176 LST-177 LST-178 LST-179 LST-180 LST-181 LST-182 — LST-196 cancelled LST-197 LST-198 LST-199

LST-200 — LST-299

LST-200 LST-201 / Pontus LST-202 LST-203 LST-204 LST-205 / LST(H)-205 LST-206 LST-207 LST-208 LST-209 / T-LST-209 / Bamberg County LST-210 LST-211 LST-212 LST-213 / LST(H)-213 LST-214 LST-215 LST-216 LST-217 LST-218 LST-219 LST-220 LST-221 LST-222 / LST(H)-222 / T-LST-222 LST-223 / LST(H)-223 LST-224 LST-225 LST-226 LST-227 LST-228 LST-229 LST-230 / T-LST-230 LST-231 / Atlas LST-232 — LST-236 cancelled LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-240 LST-241 LST-242 / LST(H)-242 LST-243 / LST(H)-243 LST-244 LST-245 LST-246 LST-247 / LST(H)-247 LST-248 — LST-260 cancelled LST-261 LST-262 LST-263 / Benton County LST-264 LST-265 LST-266 / Benzie County LST-267 LST-268 / LST(H)-268 LST-269 LST-270 LST-271 LST-272 LST-273 LST-274 LST-275 LST-276 / LST(H)-276 / T-LST-276 LST-277 / T-LST-277 LST-278 / Seaward (IX-209) LST-279 / Berkeley County LST-280 LST-281 / T-LST-281 LST-282 LST-283 LST-284 LST-285 LST-286 LST-287 / T-LST-287 LST-288 / Berkshire County LST-289 LST-290 LST-291 LST-292 LST-293 LST-294 LST-295 LST-296 — LST-299 cancelled

LST-300 — LST-399

LST-300 cancelled LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-306 / Bernalillo County LST-307 LST-308 LST-309 LST-310 / Aeolus LST-311 LST-312 LST-313 LST-314 LST-315 LST-316 / Cerberus LST-317 / Conus LST-318 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-325 / T-LST-325 LST-326 LST-327 LST-328 / Oceanus LST-329 / Aristaeus LST-330 / Portunus LST-331 LST-332 / Feronia LST-333 LST-334 LST-335 LST-336 LST-337 LST-338 LST-339 LST-340 / Spark LST-341 LST-342 LST-343 LST-344 / Blanco County LST-345 LST-346 LST-347 LST-348 LST-349 LST-350 / Chandra LST-351 LST-352 LST-353 LST-354 LST-355 LST-356 / Bledsoe County LST-357 LST-358 LST-359 LST-360 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-370 LST-371 LST-372 LST-373 LST-374 / Minerva LST-375 LST-376 LST-377 LST-378 LST-379 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-384 LST-385 LST-386 LST-387 LST-388 LST-389 / Boone County LST-390 LST-391 / Bowman County LST-392 LST-393 LST-394 LST-395 LST-396 LST-397 LST-398 LST-399 / T-LST-399 / IX-511

LST-400 — LST-490

LST-400 / Bradley County LST-401 LST-402 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430 LST-431 — LST-445 cancelled LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 / LST(H)-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475 LST-476 LST-477 / LST(H)-477 LST-478 LST-479 LST-480 LST-481 LST-482 / LST(H)-482 / Branch County LST-483 / Brewster County LST-484 LST-485 LST-486 / LST(H)-486 LST-487 LST-488 / LST(H)-488 / T-LST-488 LST-489 / Amycus LST-490 / Agenor

Other operators
Argentine Navy	Ingeniero Hodesh / Ingeniero Iribas (ex-LSE-1) Ingeniero Gadda (ex-LSE-2)
Chilean Navy	Commandante Toro (ex-T-LST-277)
Republic of China Navy	Chung Suo (ex-Bradley County) Chung Chie (ex-Berkeley County) Wu Tai (ex-Vulcain) Hsing An (ex-Achilles)
People's Liberation Army Navy	Dagu Shan (ex-Hsing An)
Egyptian Navy	Aka (ex-LST-178)
French Navy	Laita (ex-LST-177) Rance (ex-LST-223) Vulcain (ex-Agenor) Liamone (ex-LST-326) Vire (ex-LST-347) La Paillotte (ex-LST-382)
Hellenic Navy	Syros (ex-T-LST-325) Rodos (ex-Bowman County) Lemnos (ex-LST-36) Lesbos (ex-Boone County) Samos (ex-LST-33) Chios (ex-LST-35) Sakipia (ex-Ellida) ex-LST-37 ex-LST-322 ex-LST-352
Indonesian Navy	Teluk Tomini (ex-Bledsoe County)
Marina Militare	Anteo (ex-Alameda County)
Republic of Korea Navy	Deok Bong (ex-LST-227) Bi Bong (ex-LST-218) Gye Bong (ex-Berkshire County) Chang Su (ex-APL-59) Munsan (ex-LST-120)
Royal Norwegian Navy	Ellida (ex-ARB-13)
Peruvian Navy	Chimbote (ex-LST-283)
Philippine Navy	Cotabato (ex-LST-75) Mindoro Occidental (ex-T-LST-222) Suriago del Norte (ex-T-LST-488) Tarlac (ex-T-LST-47) Laguna (ex-T-LST-230) Samar Oriental (ex-T-LST-287) ex-LST-72
Republic of Singapore Navy	ex-T-LST-117
Royal Navy	LST-2 LST-3 LST-4 LST-5 LST-8 LST-9 LST-11 LST-12 LST-13 / FDT-13 LST-62 LST-63 LST-64 LST-65 LST-76 LST-77 LST-79 LST-80 LSE-1 (ex-ARL-5) LSE-2 (ex-ARL-6) LST-157 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-173 LST-178 LST-180 LST-198 LST-199 LST-200 LST-214 LST-215 / LSE(LC)-51 LST-216 / FDT-216 LST-217 / FDT-217 LST-237 LST-238 LST-239 LST-280 LST-289 LST-301 LST-302 LST-303 LST-304 LST-305 LST-311 LST-315 LST-319 LST-320 LST-321 LST-322 LST-323 LST-324 LST-326 LST-331 LST-336 LST-337 LST-346 LST-347 LST-351 LST-352 LST-358 LST-360 / LSE(LC)-52 LST-361 LST-362 LST-363 LST-364 LST-365 LST-366 LST-367 LST-368 LST-369 LST-371 LST-373 LST-380 LST-381 LST-382 LST-383 LST-385 LST-386 LST-394 LST-401 LST-402 / LSE-53 LST-403 LST-404 LST-405 LST-406 LST-407 LST-408 LST-409 LST-410 LST-411 LST-412 LST-413 LST-414 LST-415 LST-416 LST-417 LST-418 LST-419 LST-420 LST-421 LST-422 LST-423 LST-424 LST-425 LST-426 LST-427 LST-428 LST-429 LST-430
United States Army	LST-246

• Preceded by: None
• Followed by: LST-491 class

• List of United States Navy LSTs
• List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships