USS LST-167

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NameUSS LST-167
Builder
Laid down19 September 1942
Launched25 February 1943
Commissioned27 April 1943
Stricken6 December 1943
Honours and
awards
FateDestroyed in Action, 25 September 1943
General characteristics
Class and type Landing Ship, Tank
Displacement
  • 1625 tons light
  • 4080 tons full
  • (full load = 2100 tons)
Length327 ft 9 in (99.90 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded:
  • Bow: 1 ft 6 in (0.46 m)
  • Stern: 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
  • Loaded :
  • Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
  • Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Propulsion
Speed11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range24000 nm @ 9 knots
Troops163
Complement111
Armament

USS LST-167 was a ship of the class Landing Ship, Tank in the service of the United States Coast Guard during World War II. The ship was built in Evansville, Indiana by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company and was commissioned 27 April 1943. She was placed under the command of LT Edward C. Simons, USCG.

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World War II Contribution

LST-167 participated in the advances of Operation Cartwheel in the Solomon Islands after the success of the Guadalcanal Campaign in February 1943.

Beginning on 15 August 1943, LST-167 supported the landing for the taking of Vella Lavella.

On 25 September 1943, while beached at the previously unused Ruravai Beach, she was struck by 2 enemy bombs and destroyed by ensuing fires and explosions. After being towed to Rendova, the ship was evaluated and declared economically unsalvageable. [1]

In addition to 1 officer and 19 enlisted men wounded, 2 officers and 8 enlisted men were killed as a result of the attack. 5 others were missing in action. The destruction of LST-167 caused the greatest loss of life aboard a Coast Guard vessel during World War II. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard History". Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
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