USS LST-1001

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NameUSS LST-1001
Builder Boston Navy Yard
Laid down18 April 1944
Launched26 May 1944
Commissioned20 June 1944
Decommissioned26 February 1946
Stricken19 June 1946
Honours and
awards		1 battle star (World War II)
FateSold for scrapping, 23 October 1947
General characteristics
Class and type LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • 8 ft (2.4 m) forward
  • 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
  • 6 × 40 mm guns
  • 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-1001 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.

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LST-1001 was laid down on 26 February 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 27 March 1944; and commissioned on 20 June 1944, with LCDR G. C. Masterson, USNR, in command.

Service history

During World War II LST-1001 was first assigned to the European Theater (convoy HXM 30), and later reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.

Following World War II LST-1001 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June that same year. On 23 October 1947, the ship was sold to the New Orleans Shipwrecking Corp., Chicago, Illinois, for scrapping.

LST-1001 earned one battle star for World War II service.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.


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