USS LST-910

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USS LST-23 USS LST 910 Philippines 1944.jpeg
USS LST-910 and USS LST-23 beached in the Philippines, c. 1944.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-910
Builder Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number3380 [1]
Laid down23 February 1944
Launched8 April 1944
Commissioned24 May 1944
Decommissioned27 June 1946
Stricken31 July 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		 Bronze-service-star-3d.png 3 × battle star
FateSold for scrapping, 25 November 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and type LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651  t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520  t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
  • Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
  • Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed11.6  kn (21.5  km/h; 13.3  mph)
Range24,000 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 x LCVPs
Capacity1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000  lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000  kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of:LST Flotilla 14
Operations:
Awards:

USS LST-910 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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Construction

LST-910 was laid down on 23 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gerald Donovan; and commissioned on 24 May 1944. [3] [2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-910 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait, in October 1944; Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; the Zambales-Subic Bay, in January 1945; the Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines, the Palawan Island landings, in February and March 1945, and the Mindanao Island landings, in April 1945; and the Borneo operations, the Balikpapan operation, in June and July 1945. [3]

Following the war, LST-910 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 27 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. The ship was sold on 25 November 1948, to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping. [3]

Awards

LST-910 earned three battle star for World War II service. [3]

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