USS LST-923
![]() USS LST-923 in San Francisco Bay, c. early 1946.
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Name | LST-923 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3393[1] |
Laid down | 3 May 1944 |
Launched | 11 June 1944 |
Commissioned | 6 July 1944 |
Decommissioned | 9 July 1946 |
Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
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Fate | sold for scrapping, 31 May 1948 |
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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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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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USS LST-923 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-923 was laid down on 3 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 11 June 1944; and commissioned on 6 July 1944,[3] with Lieutenant John T. Gordon, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-923 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and June 1945.[3]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 10 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. The ship was sold on 31 May 1948, to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.[3]
Awards[]
LST-923 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]
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Citations[]
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-923". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 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 25 May 2017.
- "USS LST-923". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of LST-923 at NavSource Naval History
- LST-542-class tank landing ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
- 1944 ships