USS LST-915
![]() USS LST-915 in San Francisco Bay, c. 1945-1946. | |
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Name | LST-915 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3385[1] |
Laid down | 22 March 1944 |
Launched | 3 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 25 June 1946 |
Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for operation, 19 June 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) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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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 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 37 |
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USS LST-915 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-915 was laid down on 22 March 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 May 1944; and commissioned on 27 May 1944.[3][2]
Service history
Following the war, LST-915 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 25 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year. On 19 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas, for operation.[3]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b DANFS.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-915". 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-915". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of LST-915 at NavSource Naval History
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LST-542-class tank landing ships
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- Preceded by: LST-491 class
- Followed by: Talbot County class