USS LST-949
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Name | LST-949 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3419[1] |
Laid down | 29 August 1944 |
Launched | 30 September 1944 |
Commissioned | 23 October 1944 |
Decommissioned | 18 July 1946 |
Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945 |
Stricken | 25 September 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial operations, 30 June 1948 |
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 |
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Service record | |
Operations: | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1 April–7 June 1945) |
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USS LST-949/LST(H)-949 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-949 was laid down on 29 August 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 30 September 1944; and commissioned on 23 October 1944,[3] with Lieutenant Thomas J. Twohig, USNR, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-949 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.[3]
On 15 September 1945, she was redesignated LST(H)-949 and performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 18 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 25 September, that same year. On 30 June 1948, she was sold to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, Texas, for operation.[3]
Awards[]
LST-949 earned one battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes[]
Citations[]
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-949". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 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 4 June 2017.
- "USS LST-949". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-949 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