LST 310

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid September 22 1942 - Launched November 23 1942


1. USS LST-310
   Commissioned January 20 1943 - Decommissioned May 16 1945
   Planned conversion May 25 1945 to Landing Craft Repair Ship AEOLUS ARL-42
   Conversion cancelled August 11 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 12 1946
   Sold for merchant service January 28 1947
   
   
2. MERCATER (Panamanian Registry)
   Sold to Panama Navigation Corp (Date unknown) and renamed
   Sold c1962 to Navemar S. A., Argentine Registry
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

Type # (Br. #16046) device was prepared for AEOLUS ARL-42 but never used

 

Other Information

LST-310 earned three battle stars for World War II service
* Sicilian occupation, Licata - (Blue Beach) July 9-15 1943
* Salerno landings
Support of British landings (Red Beach) September 7-10 1943
* Invasion of Normandy June 6-25 1944

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Sicily, Salerno, Normandy) - American Campaign Medal - Europe African Middle Eastern Campaigns Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal

 

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