USS LST-936
USS LST-936, an unidentified LST and LST-806 beached at Labuan Island, Borneo, while offloading Royal Australian Air Force trucks, 11 June 1945.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-936 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3406[1] |
Laid down | 7 July 1944 |
Launched | 9 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 1 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 May 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 12 June 1948 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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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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Service record | |
Operations: | Mindanao Island landings (10–18 March, 24 March–14 April, 17–23 April 1945) |
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USS LST-936 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
[edit]LST-936 was laid down on 7 July 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 9 August 1944; sponsored by Miss Dorothy M. Wadman; and commissioned on 1 September 1944.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-936 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Mindanao Island landings in March and April 1945.[3]
Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 17 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 5 June, that same year. On 12 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Walter W. Johnson Co., for scrapping.[3]
Awards
[edit]LST-936 earned one battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-936". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 31 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 31 May 2017.
- "USS LST-936". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-936 at NavSource Naval History