 Eleven LSTs moored at the Yonabaru Pier, Okinawa, 23 July 1945. From right to left: LST-819, LST-879, LST-681, LST-926, LST-944, LST(H)-?, LST-715, LST-918, LST-871, ?, ?. US Navy photo 21st USNCB Neg. No. 204.
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| History | |
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| Name | LST-944 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3414 |
| Laid down | 11 August 1944 |
| Launched | 3 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 9 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
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| Honors and awards |  2 × battle star |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 26 September 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 25 |
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USS LST-944 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-944 was laid down on 11 August 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 September 1944; and commissioned on 4 October 1944.
Service history
During World War II LST-944 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.
She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 19 December 1945, and struck from the Navy list on 8 January 1946. On 26 September 1947, the ship was sold to the Boston Metals Co., of Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.
Awards
LST-944 earned two battle star for World War II service.
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-944". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 3 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 3 June 2017.
- "USS LST-944". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-944 at NavSource Naval History
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