USS LST-1062
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Name | LST-1062 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3452[1] |
Laid down | 30 December 1944 |
Launched | 6 February 1945 |
Commissioned | 5 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 27 June 1946 |
Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 25 November 1947 |
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 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 33 |
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USS LST-1062 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[]
She was laid down on 30 December 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 6 February 1945; and commissioned on 5 March 1945,[3] Lieutenant Theodore M. Robinson, USNR, in command.[2]
Service history[]
Following World War II, LST-1062 performed occupation duty in the Far East 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. On 25 November 1947, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. for scrapping.[3]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b DANFS.
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-1062". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 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 27 June 2017.
- "USS LST-1062". Navsource.org. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-1062 at NavSource Naval History
Categories:
- LST-542-class tank landing ships
- Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
- 1945 ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States