USS LST-965
![]() USS LST 965 after its launch. Photograph of the ceremony to launch LST 965 on 25 November 1944 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
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Name | LST-965 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3435[1] |
Laid down | 27 October 1944 |
Launched | 25 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 3 June 1946 |
Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 23 October 1947 |
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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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Part of: | LST Flotilla 31 |
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USS LST-965 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-965 was laid down on 27 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 25 November 1944; and commissioned on 20 December 1944,[3] with Ensign George S. Harrison in command.[2]
Service history[]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 3 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July, that same year. On 23 October 1947, the ship was sold to the , Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.[3]
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Citations[]
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-965". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 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 20 June 2017.
- "USS LST-965". Navsource.org. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-965 at NavSource Naval History
Categories:
- LST-542-class tank landing ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
- 1944 ships