USS LST-507

History
United States
NameUSS LST-507
BuilderJeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down8 September 1943
Launched16 November 1943
Commissioned10 January 1944
Stricken09 June 1944
FateTorpedoed and sunk, 28 April 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeLST-491-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded :
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward
  • 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Loaded :
  • 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward
  • 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 miles at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 LCVPs
TroopsApproximately 120 officers and enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

USS LST-507 was a LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sunk by a German torpedo attack in April 1944 during Operation Tiger.

LST-507 was laid down on 8 September 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.; launched on 16 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Raymond C. Fuller; and commissioned on 10 January 1944.

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