USS LST-1061
Appearance
![]() USS LST-1061 in San Francisco Bay, with LCT-585 on deck, c. 1945–1946.
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History | |
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Name | LST-1061 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3451[1] |
Laid down | 26 December 1944 |
Launched | 3 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Ada Smith |
Commissioned | 1 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1 May 1946 |
Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for operation, 1 March 1948 |
Status | Fate unknown |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 x LCVPs |
Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 33 |
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USS LST-1061 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.
Construction
[edit]She was laid down on 26 December 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 3 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Ada Smith; and commissioned on 1 March 1945.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]Following World War II, LST-1061 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 1 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 1 March 1948, the ship was sold to the Texas Petroleum Co. for operation.[3]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b DANFS.
Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-1061". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "USS LST-1061". Navsource.org. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-1061 at NavSource Naval History