HNLMS Woendi (A832)

History
United States
Name	LST-1034
Builder	Boston Navy Yard, Boston
Laid down	26 June 1944
Launched	4 August 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edith A. Gannon
Commissioned	26 August 1944
Stricken	29 October 1946
Fate	Sold to the Netherlands
Netherlands
Name	Woendi
Commissioned	13 October 1946
Decommissioned	12 August 1952
Stricken	28 August 1972
Identification	Hull number: A832
Fate	Sold for scrap
General characteristics [1] [2]
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
Length	99.89 m (327 ft 9 in)
Beam	15.24 m (50 ft 0 in)
Draft	3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Crew	105
Armament	4 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

HNLMS Woendi (A832) (ex-USS LST-1034) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in service with the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy on 13 October 1946. ^{[1] [2]}

Construction and commissioning

LST-1034 was laid down on 26 June 1944 at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. Launched on 4 August 1944 and commissioned on 26 August 1944. ^[1]

Service history

United States service

During World War II, she operated in the Asiatic-Pacific theater where she took part in the landings on Mindanao during the Battle of Mindanao. For this she earned a Battle Star. ^[1]

Dutch service

After World War II she was acquired by Dienst Van Scheepvaart and named LST V, and later Steven van der Hagen. On 13 October 1946 she was commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy as Woendi where she was used as a transport vessel. From July 1951 until June 1952, she was used as a barracks ship in Hollandia, then part of Dutch New Guinea. A decommissioning ceremony took place on 12 August 1952, but Woendi remained in reserve until 1972 when she was sold to van Castricum & Co in Rotterdam. ^{[1] [2]}

Citations

1. "LST-1034" (in Dutch). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
2. "Hr.Ms. Woendi A 832" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 10 August 2025.