The remains of the LST-342 can still be seen beached off Tulagi Island. The name/number is listed in Wikipedia, but nothing else.
It was commissioned December 15, 1942 and was a landing ship for tanks. It was flat-bottomed so it could get up close to the beach. They could hold twenty Sherman tanks. Crews called then "Large Slow Targets."
The Japanese submarine R0106 sank it off the island of New Georgia. After it was hit, the bow was towed and beached so the equipment could be salvaged.
There are many pictures of the remains of the LST-342 and LST-325 at http://richard-seaman.com.
Like I Said, Interesting Story. --Old Coot
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