USS LST-43

History
United States
Name	LST-43
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	19 June 1943
Launched	28 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. C. A. Hill
Commissioned	6 October 1943
Stricken	18 July 1944
Identification	Callsign: NPKS; ;
Honors and; awards	See Awards
Fate	Sunk as target, 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load ; 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing;
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft;
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines ; 1,700 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears ; 2 × Propellers ;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum; 350 tons main deckload;
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons ;

Last updated March 23, 2023

USS LST-43 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-43 was laid down on 19 June 1943, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 28 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. A. Hill; and commissioned on 6 October 1943.^[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-43 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls from 31 January to 8 February 1944.^[2]

She was destroyed and sunk during the West Loch disaster alongside 5 other LSTs at Pearl Harbor, on 21 May 1944.^[1]

LST-43 was struck from the Navy Register on 18 July 1944.^[1]

In 1945, she was raised but deemed too expensive to be repaired thus she was towed out to sea and sunk again as a target ship for torpedoes.^[2]

Awards

LST-43 have earned the following awards:

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References

1 2 3 Navsource 2014.
1 2 3 DANFS.

Bibliography

"LST-42". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
"USS LST-43". NavSource Online. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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