| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-959 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3429 |
| Laid down | 6 October 1944 |
| Launched | 4 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 29 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards |  1 × battle star |
| Fate | Stripped and destroyed, 10 June 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 | |
| Part of: | LST Flotilla 23 |
| Operations: | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (8–18 June 1945) |
| Awards: | |
USS LST-959 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-959 was laid down on 6 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 4 November 1944; and commissioned on 25 November 1944.
Service history
During World War II, LST-959 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 10 June 1948, the ship was stripped and destroyed at Subic Bay, Philippines.
Awards
LST-959 earned one battle star for World War II service.
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-959". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 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 15 June 2017.
- "USS LST-959". Navsource.org. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-959 at NavSource Naval History
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