USS LST-528

	LST-528 Unloading at Thule, Greenland, 1952
History
United States
Name	USS LST-528, later USS Catahoula Parish
Namesake	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Builder	Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down	13 November 1943
Launched	11 January 1944
Commissioned	29 February 1944
Decommissioned	21 December 1956
Renamed	USS Catahoula Parish (LST-528), 1 July 1955
Stricken	21 November 1960
Identification	IMO number: 5254826
Honours and; awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold and converted to a bulk cement carrier, 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-491-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light; 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 3-inch/50-caliber gun mount; 8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

Last updated January 23, 2024

USS Catahoula Parish (LST-528) was an LST-491-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

LST-528 was laid down on 13 November 1943 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 11 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Madge Medlock Watt; and commissioned on 29 February 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-528 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. She returned to the United States and was placed in reserve in Florida until the outbreak of the Korean War. During the war, she was part of a six-ship flotilla which took supplies to Thule, Greenland, where the US Air Force was building a base.

LST-528 was decommissioned in March, 1954. The ship was named USS Catahoula Parish (LST-528) on 1 July 1955. She was struck from the Navy list on 21 November 1960, and sold to the Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company for conversion to a bulk cement carrier.

LST-528 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 .

"LST-528". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
"LST-528 Catahoula Parish". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2007.

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