An impressive view of some of the L.S.T’s, or Landing Ship Tanks. These vessels were 328 feet long and over 3,000 tons net. Numbers US-33, US-12 and US-15 may be identified through the support steelwork of a dockside cargo crane.

LST-33 was laid down on 23 February 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 21 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Paul J. Walsh; commissioned on 4 August 1943; and transferred to the Greek Navy on 18 August 1943, with which she served through the remainder of World War II. She was sold to the government of Greece in January 1947 and served there as Samos (L-179). She was struck from the Navy list on 23 June 1947.

LST-12 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. LST-12 was transferred to the Royal Navy in early 1943, to serve in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during 1943 and 1944, she never saw service with the US Navy.

LST-15 was laid down on 17 September 1942, by the Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; reclassified as a battle damage repair ship 25 January 1943; launched 30 January 1943; USS Phaon (ARB-3) was planned as a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Phaon (in Greek mythology, a boatman of Mitylene in Lesbos), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.

Thanks to Wikipedia [043] for the info on the LST's.

The original photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1999.169/8] [629] [20180331]