USS LST-738

USS LST-738

USS "LST-738" was an sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.

LST-738 was laid down on 20 February 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation of Neville Island; launched on 1 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John S. Mason; and commissioned on 9 May 1944 with Lieutenant John T. Barnett, USNR, in command. During World War II LST-738 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Leyte landings in October, 1944 and the Mindoro landings in December. On 15 December 1944, while off Mindoro, she was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane and set ablaze. After attempts to control the fires were unsuccessful, LST-738 was sunk by the guns of other ships of the invasion fleet.

LST-738 earned two battle stars for World War II service.

References

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* cite web|title=LST-738|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160738.htm|accessdate=June 25|accessyear=2007

ee also

* List of United States Navy LSTs
* List of United States Navy losses in World War II


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