USS LST-371

History
United States
Name	USS LST-371
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	29 October 1942
Launched	12 December 1942
Commissioned	16 January 1943
Decommissioned	16 March 1946
Out of service	Transferred to the Royal Navy on 17 November 1944 Returned on 26 February 1946
Fate	Sold to Bosey, Philippines, on 5 December 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 tons standard, 4,080 tons full load
Length	328 ft (99.97 m)
Beam	50 ft (15.24 m)
Draught	Bow 2'-4", stern 7'-6" (unloaded) bow 8'-2", stern 14'-1" (unloaded)
Depth	8' fwd; 14'-4" aft (full load)
Propulsion	Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Range	24,000 miles at 9 knots (17 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCVPs
Troops	163
Complement	111
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm guns 4 × single 40 mm guns 12 × single 20 mm guns

USS LST-371 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship used by the United States Navy.

She was laid down at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, on 29 October 1942 and launched on 12 December 1942. The ship and crew went from Quincy to New York City, New York for final outfitting. On 1 May 1943 they left New York for Tunis, Tunisia, on the North African coast, arriving there on 27 May 1943. While in North Africa LST-371 was based at La Goulette Bay.

LST-371 participated in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, on 10 July 1943, landing troops of the First Division at Gela. During Operation Avalanche, the ship arrived at Salerno on 9 September 1943 and landed British troops early on the morning of 10 September 1943.

On 22 November 1943, LST-371 departed Oran, Algeria loaded with a LCT to convoy from Gibraltar to the British Isles. They arrived at Plymouth, England, on 5 December 1944. For the rest of the winter and spring they prepared for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, France.

The ship departed her home port of Dartmouth, England, on the night of 5 June 1944 and arrived at Normandy on 6 June 1944. They unloaded on Rhino Ferries and LCTs on 7 June 1944. During the next several months they made numerous trips between Normandy, Portland, and Southampton.

LST-371 was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy on 17 November 1944. On 16 March 1946 the ship was transferred back to the U.S. Navy and on 5 December 1947 she was sold to Bosey, Philippines. LST-371 earned three battle stars for World War II service

• Diary of Robert R. Tavenner, MoMM2, LST-371
• Photo gallery of LST-371 at NavSource Naval History
•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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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