USS LST-910
![]() USS LST-910 and USS LST-23 beached in the Philippines, c. 1944. | |
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Name | LST-910 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3380[1] |
Laid down | 23 February 1944 |
Launched | 8 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 24 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 27 June 1946 |
Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 25 November 1948 |
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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-910 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
[edit]LST-910 was laid down on 23 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gerald Donovan; and commissioned on 24 May 1944.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-910 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait, in October 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; the Zambales-Subic Bay, in January 1945; the Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines, the Palawan Island landings, in February and March 1945, and the Mindanao Island landings, in April 1945; and the Borneo operations, the Balikpapan operation, in June and July 1945.[3]
Following the war, LST-910 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 27 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. The ship was sold on 25 November 1948, to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.[3]
Awards
[edit]LST-910 earned three battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-910". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 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 18 May 2017.
- "USS LST-910". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of LST-910 at NavSource Naval History