LST-342 Shipwreck Site
Details:
On the east side of Purvis Bay on the shore. Combat Vehicle The bow of LST (Landing Ship Tank)- 342, rusting, but hull number still visible.
LST- 342 was part of LST Group 14 during the occupation of New Georgia as part of Operation Cartwheel. The ship was lost July 18, 1943 when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine (Ro-106) in the Solomon Sea near Rendova. (The ship broke in two, with the stern sinking immediately. The bow was towed and beached at Florida Island.) Eighty-one officers and men were lost to include the LST Group 14 Commander, Commander Paul S. Slawson.
Source: NavSource Online
Monument Text:
On the bow of the Ship:
342
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
LST (Land Ship Tank) Group 14
LST-342
United States Navy
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Cartwheel
Pacific Theater
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