USS LST-917
USS LST-917 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
USS LST-917, LST-277, LST-461 and LST-571 beached while unloading across pontoon causeways probably at Lingayen Gulf, c. January 1945. | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-917 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3387[1] |
Laid down | 31 March 1944 |
Launched | 6 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 28 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 24 May 1946 |
Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 5 × battle star |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 25 November 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 14 |
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Construction
LST-917 was laid down on 31 March 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 6 May 1944; and commissioned on 28 May 1944.[3]
Service history
During World War II, LST-917 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landings in October 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the Morotai landing in December 1944 and January 1945; the Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines, the Mindanao Island landings in January 1945; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in March and April 1945.[3]
Following the war, LST-917 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 24 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 19 May 1948, the ship was sold to Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, for scrapping.[3]
Awards
LST-917 earned five battle star for World War II service.[3]
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-917". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 May 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- "USS LST-917". Navsource.org. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.