LST-301 was laid down on 26 June 1942 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 15 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret A. Caruso; and commissioned on 1 November 1942. LST-301 performed no...

LST-301 launching, 15 November 1942. The first LST built by Navy Yard Boston, the ship never served in the US Navy. Designated HM LST-301, she was transferred to the United Kingdom for the duration of World War II. HM LST-301 landing her cargo of tanks and soft skinned vehicles on a Caribbean island beach, date and location unknown.

LST - 301 was laid down on 26 June 1942 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 15 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret A. Caruso; and commissioned on I November 1942. LST-301 performed no active service with the United States Navy.

Newport-class tank landing ships were an improved class of tank landing ship (LST) designed for and employed by the United States Navy from 1969 to 2002. The ships were intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II -era predecessors.

The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or Louisiana-parish names were assigned to those ships which remained in service. More recent LSTs were named on launching.

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The LST was designed to ground evenly (from bow to stern) on a beach with a slope of about one-foot for every fifty-feet (the design gradient). Each propeller (screw) is protected by a skeg which extends forward from it and provides a sturdy “runner” beneath its blades.

There were four (4) TYPES of sea going vessels listed by Allied Nations of World War II to become known as Landing ship, tank or the LST. Only the Type II were exclusively built in United States shipyards. The Prototype (British conversion), Type I and Type III LST designs were built in Commonwealth shipyards in England, Ireland or Canada.

Decommissioned on 6 November 1942 for transfer to the Royal Navy. Returned to the USN on 20 March 1946. Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

Notable events involving LST 301 include: 20 Jun 1943 Convoy KMS 18A. This convoy departed the Cylde on 20 June 1943. It was made up of the following tank landing ships; LST 301 (A/Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) R.F. Hoyle, RNR), LST 305 (A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Naylor, RNR), LST 319 (Cdr.(Retd.)