USS LST 393

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USS LST 393 is a World War II-era tank landing ship preserved as a museum vessel in Muskegon, Michigan.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
World War II-era ship
museum ship
tank landing ship
armamentType anti-aircraft guns
naval guns
builtAt Newport News, Virginia
builtBy Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
commissionedOn 1943-01-29
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
country United States of America
decommissioned post-World War II
designedFor amphibious warfare
transport of tanks
transport of troops
transport of vehicles
era World War II era
formerName Highway 16
hasHeritageValue historic naval vessel
homeportDuringService various U.S. Navy bases
hullNumber LST-393
laidDownOn 1942-07-27
launchedOn 1942-11-11
location Muskegon, Michigan
material steel
mooredAt Muskegon Lake
openToPublic true
operation Operation Avalanche
Operation Husky
Operation Overlord
operator United States Navy
partOf LST fleet of the United States Navy
postWarUse commercial cargo ship
preservationPurpose commemoration of veterans
education about World War II
preservedAs museum ship
propulsion diesel engines
role landing tanks and vehicles on hostile shores
shipClass LST-1-class tank landing ship
shipType landing ship, tank
status museum vessel
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
tookPartIn Allied invasion of Italy
Allied invasion of Sicily
Normandy landings
usedAs memorial
museum

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Muskegon, Michigan
hasAttraction
USS LST-393 ("LST-393")
hullNumber
USS LST-393 ("LST-1-class tank landing ship")
shipClass

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