USS LST-370 (left) and HM LST-363 (right) moored on a ramp at Southampton, England while Canadian soldiers wounded at the Normandy beachhead are being carried ashore, 8 June 1944. HM LST-363 approaching the hards in the port of Hamburg to embark British units for Operation Apostle, the Liberation of Norway, May 1945.

LST-363 was laid down on 2 September 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 26 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Kendall Preston; and delivered to and commissioned by...

A Canadian LST off-loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. A Landing Ship, Tank (LST) is a ship first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto a low-slope beach with no docks or piers.

One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck. Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways.

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LST - 363 was laid down on 2 September 1942 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 26 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Kendall Preston; and delivered to and commissioned by representatives of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1942.

USS LST-370 (left) and HM LST-363 (right) moored on a ramp at Southampton, England while Canadian soldiers wounded at the Normandy beachhead are being carried ashore, 8 June 1944. Canada’s Military History

Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion. Returned to the USN on 26 January 1946. Sold on 4 December 1947. Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

978 Tank landing ships (1159 names) of the LST (Mk 2) class. 60 of them were lost. See all Tank landing ship classes. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat.

LST 363: February 1943 to 25 th December 1945 (Salerno, Anzio and D-Day landings) The exact dates on Greenfly and Nab to be confirmed.