Allied Warships
USS LST 359 (LST 359)
Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class
USS LST-359 heading for Anzio-Nettuno in February 1944. Photo courtesy of MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| Class | LST (Mk 2) |
| Pennant | LST 359 |
| Built by | Charleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Feb 1943 |
| Lost | 20 Dec 1944 |
| Loss position | 42° 04'N, 19° 08'W |
| History | Torpedoed and sunk about 440 nautical miles south-west of Cape Finisterre, Spain in position 42º04'N, 19º08'E by the German submarine U-870. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS LST 359 |
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