USS LST-908
USS LST-908 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.
USS LST-908 at Okinawa, April 1945 | |
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Name: | LST-908 |
Builder: | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number: | 3378[1] |
Laid down: | 14 February 1944 |
Launched: | 28 March 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Charles E. Monorief |
Commissioned: | 8 May 1944 |
Decommissioned: | 30 July 1946 |
Stricken: | 26 August 1946 |
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Fate: | laid up in the Reserve Fleet, 18 October 1946 |
Status: | sold for scrapping, 3 October 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 14 |
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Construction
LST-908 was laid down on 14 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 28 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Monorief; and commissioned on 8 May 1944,[3] with Lieutenant Curtis B. Costello, USNR, in command.
Service history
During World War II, LST-908 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landings, in October and November 1944; the Luzon operations, the Mindoro landings, in December 1944, and the Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; the Zambales-Subic Bay operations, in January 1945; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, in June 1945.[3]
Immediately following World War II, LST-908 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 30 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August, that same year. On 3 October 1947, the ship was sold to Luria Bros. & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.[3]
Awards
LST-908 earned four battle star for World War II service.[3]
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-908". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 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 17 May 2017.
- "USS LST-908". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.