USS LST-909

USS LST-909 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-909 underway, 12 May 1944, location unknown
History
United States
Name: LST-909
Builder: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number: 3379[1]
Laid down: 19 February 1944
Launched: 3 April 1944
Commissioned: 11 May 1944
Decommissioned: 21 June 1946
Stricken: 31 July 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 2 × battle star
Fate: sold for scrapping, 19 May 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
  • Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
  • Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power:
Propulsion:
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
Armament:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 14
Operations:
Awards:

Construction

LST-909 was laid down on 19 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 April 1944; and commissioned on 11 May 1944,[3] with Lieutenant R. C. Bryan, USNR, in command.[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-909 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Luzon operation, the Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, in April 1945.[3]

Immediately following World War II, LST-909 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 21 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. On 19 May 1948, the ship was sold to Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, for scrapping.[3]

Awards

LST-909 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. Navsource 2015.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-909". 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-909". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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