 USS LST-928
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| History | |
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 United States | |
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| Namesake | |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3398 |
| Laid down | 1 June 1944 |
| Launched | 5 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 13 December 1946 |
| Renamed | Cameron, 1 July 1955 |
| Reclassified | Self-propelled Barracks Ship, 1 July 1955 |
| Stricken | 1959 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards |  1 × battle star |
| Fate |
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| 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) |
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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 6 |
| Operations: | Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima (19 February–16 March 1945) |
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USS LST-928/Cameron (APB-50) 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-928 was laid down on 1 June 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 5 July 1944; and commissioned on 30 July 1944.
Service history
During World War II, LST-928 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in March 1945.
She was decommissioned on 13 December 1946, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. On 1 July 1955, she was reclassified as a Self-propelled Barracks Ship and renamed Cameron (APB-50). She was sold to Pacific Inland Navigation Co., for $131,000, in 1959, for hauling freight on the Columbia River. She was removed from the fleet on 1 October 1959. She was scrapped in 1960.
Awards
LST-928 earned one battle star for World War II service.
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with campaign star
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
Citations
- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ Navsource 2015.
- ^ DANFS.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-928". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 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 27 May 2017.
- "USS LST-928". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-928 at NavSource Naval History
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