USS LST-6

History
Name:	USS LST-6
Builder:	Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down:	20 July 1942
Launched:	21 October 1942
Sponsored by:	Mrs. H.E. Haven
Commissioned:	30 January 1943
Struck:	22 December 1944
Honors and awards:	3 battle stars (WWII)
Fate:	Mined and sunk 17 November 1944
General characteristics
Class & type:	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	Varied, depending on load
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	6 LCVP
Capacity:	between 1600 and 1900 tons
Troops:	14 officers, 131 enlisted men
Complement:	129 officers and enlisted men
Armament:	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-6 was an LST-1 class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. LST-6 served in the European Theater of Operations and was mined and sunk on 17 November 1944.^[1]

Construction

LST-6 was laid down on 20 July 1942 at Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, launched on 21 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Haven;^[2] and commissioned on 30 January 1943 with Lieutenant Benjamin J. Franklin in command.^[2]

Service History

LST-6 was assigned to the European Theatre and participated in the following operations for which she received three battle stars:^[2]

• Sicilian Occupation - 9–15 July 1943
• Salerno landings - 9–21 September 1943
• Invasion of Normandy - 6–25 June 1944

LST-6 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel while returning from a supply movement from Portland to Rouen on 17 November 1944. She was struck from the Navy List on 22 December 1944.^[2]

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

1. "USS LST-6". NavSource. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
2. "LST-6". DANFS. Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 April 2015.