Allied Warships

USS LST 69 (LST 69)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 69 
Built byJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered15 Jan 1942 
Laid down7 Sep 1942 
Launched20 Feb 1943 
Commissioned20 May 1943 
Lost21 May 1944 
History

Sunk at West Loch, Pearl Harbor when mortar ammunition that was being loaded aboard LST 353 exploded.

 

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