USS LST-1130

USS LST-1130
History
United States
Name	LST-1130
Builder	Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down	5 December 1944
Launched	27 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs Bessie F. Jipson
Commissioned	20 March 1945
Decommissioned	23 March 1948
Stricken	12 March 1948
Identification	Callsign: NBOL[1]
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-1130 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.^[2]

Construction and commissioning[]

LST-1130 was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 27 February 1945 and commissioned on 20 March 1945, Lt. W. E. Johnson in command.^[3]

During World War II, LST-1130 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 23 September to 2 December 1945, 24 June to 25 July 1946 and 26 July to 24 November 1946.^[4]

She was decommissioned on 23 March 1948 and was struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948. On 23 March 1948, following a grounding at Yap, Caroline Islands, which left the ship in a condition beyond economical repair.

Awards[]

LST-1130 have earned the following awards:

• China Service Medal (extended)
• American Campaign Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• World War II Victory Medal
• Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Citations[]

Sources[]

• United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
• Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
• Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.