![]() USS LST-943 in San Francisco Bay, with LCT-1219 on board, c. early 1946.
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Name | LST-943 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3413[1] |
Laid down | 8 August 1944 |
Launched | 9 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 16 July 1946 |
Stricken | 25 September 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 4 November 1947 |
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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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Part of: | LST Flotilla 25 |
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USS LST-943 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-943 was laid down on 8 August 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 9 September 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Clarke; and commissioned on 30 September 1944.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II LST-943 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945.[3]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 25 September, that same year. On 4 November 1947, the ship was sold to the Moore Drydock Co., of Oakland, California, for scrapping.[3]
Awards
[edit]LST-943 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-943". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 June 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 2 June 2017.
- "USS LST-943". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-943 at NavSource Naval History