USS LST-972
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Name | LST-972 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3442[1] |
Laid down | 21 November 1944 |
Launched | 22 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 22 January 1945 |
Decommissioned | 25 June 1946 |
Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
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Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Administration(MARAD), 29 May 1947 |
Status | Sold by MARAD for operation, 29 May 1949 |
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Name | Tucupita |
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Acquired | 29 May 1949 |
Status | Fate unknown |
General characteristics [2] | |
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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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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USS LST-972 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-972 was laid down on 21 November 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 22 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Avery; and commissioned on 22 January 1945,[3] with Lieutenant William E. Emslie, USNR, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-972 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.[3]
Following World War II, LST-972 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. She was decommissioned on 25 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. On 29 May 1947, the ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal.[3] On 29 May 1949, she was sold by MARAD to the and renamed Tucupita.[2]
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Citations[]
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-972". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 22 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 22 June 2017.
- "USS LST-972". Navsource.org. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-972 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