LST 326

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 12 November 1942 - Launched 11 February 1943 USS LST-326 Commissioned 26 February 1943 Following a crew swap on 25 August 1943, LST-326 became a US Coast Guard crewed vessel Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom 18 December 1944 HM LST-326 (British Naval Service) Commissioned 18 December 1944 Decommissioned and returned to US Navy custody 16 March 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 26 February 1946 RFS LST-326 (French Naval Service) Sold to France 5 April 1946 and commissioned RFS LIAMONE LST-326 (French Naval Service) Named, date unknown Reportedly destroyed by a typhoon in the South China Sea, date unknown.

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-326 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-12-07

N/A

Censored, sailor's mail. From the Tom Kean collection.

 

Other Information

USS LST-326 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Miss Mildred E. Kelly.

 

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