USS LST-5
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USS LST-5 was an Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in November 1944.
Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
LST-5 was laid down on July 12, 1942, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation. Launched on October 3, 1942, she was sponsored by Mrs. Wanetta Rose Barker and was commissioned on February 22, 1943.Template:Sfn
USN service history
During LST-5Template:'s involvement in World War II, she served in the Mediterranean Theater and European Theater and participated in the following operations: the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the Salerno Landings in September 1943, and the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944.Template:Sfn
LST-5 was decommissioned from the USN on November 17, 1944, and commissioned into the Royal Navy the next day as HM LST-5. She was refit at Belfast, from January 22 to April 11, 1945, before sailing for service in the Far East the following summer. On February 19, 1946, she was decommissioned from the Royal Navy.Template:Sfn
Final disposition
LST-5 was struck from the Navy list on August 1, 1947. On October 7, 1947, she was sold to the Tung Hwa Trading Co., Singapore, for scrapping.
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