Allied Warships

USS LST 921 (LST 921)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 921 
Built byBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered9 Dec 1943 
Laid down1 May 1944 
Launched2 Jun 1944 
Commissioned23 Jun 1944 
Lost14 Aug 1944 
History

Decommissioned on 29 September 1944.
Stripped and hulk sold.

 

Hit by U-boat
A total loss on 14 Aug 1944 by U-667 (Lange).

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14 Aug 1944
Torpedoed and damaged about 11 nautical miles south-west of Hartland Point, England in position 50°56'N, 04°47'W by German U-boat U-667


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