USS LST-960 beached, date and location unknown. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-960 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3430 |
Laid down | 11 October 1944 |
Launched | 8 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 2 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1946 |
Stricken | 15 August 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 1 × battle star |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 4 April 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 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 23 |
Operations: | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (18 April–7 May 1945) |
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USS LST-960 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-960 was laid down on 11 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 November 1944; and commissioned on 2 December 1944.
Service history
During World War II, LST-960 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and May 1945.
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 2 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. On 4 April 1948, she was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Washington, for scrapping.
Awards
LST-960 earned one battle star for World War II service.
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-960". 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-960". Navsource.org. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-960 at NavSource Naval History
MARCOM Ships built by Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts | |
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United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ships |
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