Английская Википедия:HMS LST-362

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HMS LST-362 was a Шаблон:Sclass in the Royal Navy during World War II.[1]

Construction and career

LST-362 was laid down on 10 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on 10 October 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 16 November 1942.[2]

During World War II, LST-362 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle theater. She took part in the Sicilian occupation in Italy from 9 to 15 July 1943 and 28 July to 17 August 1943. Then the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September of the same year.

On 22 January 1944, she took part in the Anzio invasion. While returning from the Mediterranean to the United Kingdom with the convoy MKS-40 in Biscay Bay area on 2 March later that year, she was struck by a torpedo fired by the U-744 on her starboard side. She was the only ship sunk in her convoy.[3]

She was struck from the Navy Register on 28 April 1945.[1]

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