USS LST-348

The USS LST-348 was a LST-1 landing ship tank that was built and deployed during World War II.

Construction
LST-348 was constructed at the Norfolk Naval Yard beginning on November 10, 1943 to be used for convoy operations in the European theater. Construction was finished on February 7, 1943 and departed for Oran, Algeria, in May of 1943.

Service History
The LST-348 joined the Italian Campaign of World War II by July of 1943 deploying supplies and reinforcements throughout the North Africa and Italian coastline. On January 22, 1944, the LST-348 began a full supply campaign for the Anzio beachhead. In February of that year while returning from a supply run off the coast of Sicily, the LST-348 was struck on her port side by the German U-boat U-410. The LST-348 was struck once more on her port side before orders were received to abandon ship. The ship was the ordered to be scuttled starting a large fire on board which would be extinguished once a third and final torpedo would sink the ship.