USS LST-961
![]() USS LST-961 photographed c. 1944-46.
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Name | LST-961 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3431[1] |
Laid down | 13 October 1944 |
Launched | 11 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 6 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 23 July 1946 |
Stricken | 28 August 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 10 December 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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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 23 |
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USS LST-961 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-961 was laid down on 13 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 11 November 1944; and commissioned on 6 December 1944,[3] with Lieutenant Harold A. Dabroe, USNR, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-961 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.[3]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 23 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August, that same year. On 10 December 1947, the ship was sold to , Oakland, California, for scrapping.[3]
Awards[]
LST-961 earned two battle stars for World War II service.[3]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b c d DANFS 2015.
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-961". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 17 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 17 June 2017.
- "USS LST-961". Navsource.org. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-961 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