Shipwreck U.S.S. LST-282

Frejus
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France

The U.S.S. LST-282 was sunk by a Henschel Hs 293 radio-controlled glide bomb on 15 August 1944. The attack resulted in the death of 40 men on board. The wreck was partly salvaged after the war.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Gilbert Bochenek