USS LST-382
# USS LST-382

USS LST-382 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later sold to France as La Paillotte (LST-382).

## Construction and career

LST-382 was laid down on 10 December 1942 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on 3 February 1943 and commissioned on 18 February 1943.

### Service in the United States

During World War II, LST-382 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East theater. She took part in the Invasion of Sicilian from 9 to 15 July 1943 and the Salerno landings from 9 to 21 September 1943.

She participated in the Invasion of Normandy from 6 to 25 June 1944.

LST-382 was decommissioned on 29 December 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy.

She was struck from the Navy Register on 28 April 1949.

### Service in the United Kingdom

HMS LST-382 was commissioned on 18 December 1944 and was part of W Task Force which participated in the invasion of Malaya.

She was returned to the United States n 1946 and leased to France on 23 January 1948.

### Service in France

She was transferred to the French Navy and commissioned on 23 January 1948 with the same name LST-382.

In 1950s, she was given the name La Paillotte (LST-347).

La Paillotte took part in the First Indochina War between 19 December 1946 to 1 August 1954.

The ship was out of service and sold for scrap.

## Awards

LST-382 have earned the following awards:

* American Campaign Medal
* Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3 battle stars)
* World War II Victory Medal

## Citations

* 1 2 "Tank Landing Ship LST-382". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
* ↑ "LST-382". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
* ↑ "LST Paillotte". lst.france.free.fr. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

## Sources

* United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
* Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
* Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
* Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.

vteLST-1-class tank landing ships :

Preceded by: None

Followed by: LST-491 class :

List of United States Navy LSTs

List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships :

