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The USS ''LST-517'' was an tank landing ship in the service of the United States Navy during World War II. ''LST-517'' was laid down on 10 September 1943 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 15 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Onita Watland Walker; and commissioned on 7 February 1944. During World War II, LST-517 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 21 December 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946. A year later the tank landing ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal and sold for scrap to the National Metal and Steel Corporation on 17 January 1947. ''LST-517'' received one battle star for World War II service. ==References== * (【引用サイトリンク】work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ) * (【引用サイトリンク】work=Amphibious Photo Archive ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS LST-517」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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