USS LST-6 [SEP] vessel class
USS LST-6
USS "LST-6" was an "LST-1"-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. "LST-6 "served in the European Theater of Operations, participating in the Allied invasion of Sicily, the Salerno Landings, and the Normandy landings. She was mined and sunk on 17 November 1944.
Construction.
"LST-6" was laid down on 20 July 1942 at Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware, launched on 21 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Haven; and commissioned on 30 January 1943 with
USS Nestor (ARB-6)
USS "Nestor" (ARB-6) was planned as a United States Navy , but was redesignated as one of twelve "Aristaeus"-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Nestor (in Greek mythology, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
Construction.
Laid down as "LST-518" on 13 September 1943, by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company