USS LST-342
ObjectPacific War
US Navy tank landing ship lost in 1943
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USS LST-342
- Pacific War
- Ships and Boats
USS LST-342 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Commissioned on 31 December 1942, she served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation. A Japanese torpedo from Ro-106 struck her off the Solomon Islands on 18 July 1943, breaking the ship in two. Eighty-two men were lost. She received one battle star and the Navy Unit Commendation.
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- Class
- LST-1-class tank landing ship
- Commissioned
- 31 December 1942
- Lost
- 18 July 1943, off the Solomon Islands
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- USS LST-342 (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q7870947
- Text
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