USS LST-523 earned one battle star for World War II service Final Disposition, sunk by enemy mine, 19 June 1944, off the Normandy beachhead

LST-523 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, While operating off the Normandy beachhead, LST 523 struck an enemy mine. Forty-two of her men perished in the incident. LST 523 was damaged so severely by the mine explosion that she sank almost immediately after being hit.

2015年8月3日 · During World War II, LST-523 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. On 19 June 1944, she was sunk by an enemy mine. The ship was struck...

2020年6月6日 · The LST-523, a 328-foot-long, brand-new American ship that was less than a year old, began to immediately sink. On top of the deck, four men were sitting inside the cab of a transport truck.

During World War II, LST-523 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. On 19 June 1944, she was sunk by an enemy mine. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 22 August 1944. LST-523 earned one battle star for World War II

Drawing shows the rescue of sailors from tank landing ship LST 523 after an explosion during a storm in the English Channel, June, 1944. Names Sugarman, Tracy, 1921-2013, artist

LST-523 was trailing LST-27, but as they moved towards shore, LST-27 s anchor got caught in some wreckage, and she signaled LST-523 forward to take her place in the formation. A little after 1:00 p.m., LST-523 started towards the beach and hit an underwater magnetic mine. The explosion occurred in the center of the ship.

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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.

The survey of Banc du Cardonnet—a sand bank just off Utah Beach paralleling the coastline and essentially running from the coastal towns Barfleur to Grandcamp—revealed the remains of the LST-523, LCT-777, LCT-244, LCT-305, LCI-232, PC-1261, a Sherman tank, a possible U.S. Army DUKW, two other motorized vehicles, a barge, the USS Meredith ...