USS Catahoula Parish (LST-528)

The USS "Catahoula Parish" (LST-528) was an sclass|LST-491|tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-528 was laid down on 13 November 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 11 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Madge Medlock Watt; and commissioned on 29 February 1944. During World War II, LST-528 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June, 1944. She returned to the United States and was placed in reserve until the outbreak of the Korean War. During the war, she was part of a six-ship flotilla which took supplies to Thule, Greenland, where the US Air Force was building a base. LST-528 was under the command of Dallas Grenley at that time.

LST-528 was decommissioned in March, 1954. The ship was named USS "Catahoula Parish" (LST-528) on 1 July 1955. She was struck from the Navy list on 21 November 1960. Her final fate is unknown. LST-528 earned one battle star for World War II service.

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* cite web|title=LST-528 "Catahoula Parish"|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160528.htm|accessdate=May 11|accessyear=2007

ee also

* List of United States Navy LSTs