USS LST-909
![]() USS LST-909 underway, 12 May 1944, location unknown | |
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Name | LST-909 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3379[1] |
Laid down | 19 February 1944 |
Launched | 3 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 21 June 1946 |
Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 19 May 1948 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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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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Part of: | LST Flotilla 14 |
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USS LST-909 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.
Construction
LST-909 was laid down on 19 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 April 1944; and commissioned on 11 May 1944.[3][2]
Service history
During World War II, LST-909 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Luzon operation, the Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, in April 1945.[3]
Immediately following World War II, LST-909 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 21 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. On 19 May 1948, the ship was sold to Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, for scrapping.[3]
Awards
LST-909 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b c d DANFS.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-909". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 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 17 May 2017.
- "USS LST-909". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of LST-909 at NavSource Naval History
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- Preceded by: LST-491 class
- Followed by: Talbot County class