USS LST-929
![]() Vehicles on Iwo Jima's Red Beach, c. 25 February 1945, with LST-884 (center) and USS LST-929 (at left, with H markings on her hull) unloading in the background. Among the vehicles are trucks, mobile cranes, amphibious tractors (LVTs), jeeps and a variety of trailers. A field artillery piece is being pulled along in the right center. Note the pierced steel matting roadways.
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Name | LST-929 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3399[1] |
Laid down | 5 June 1944 |
Launched | 8 July 1944 |
Commissioned | 2 August 1944 |
Decommissioned | 24 May 1946 |
Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945 |
Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
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Fate | Sold to the Chinese Nationalist Navy, 24 May 1946 |
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Acquired | 24 May 1946 |
Status | fate unknown |
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Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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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Part of: | LST Flotilla 6 |
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USS LST-929/LST(H)-929 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]LST-929 was laid down on 5 June 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 July 1944; and commissioned on 2 August 1944.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-929 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.[3]
On 15 September 1945, she was redesignated LST(H)-929. Following the war, the ship performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until late May 1946. LST(H)-929 was decommissioned on 24 May 1946, and turned over to the Chinese Nationalist Navy. She was struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946.[3]
Awards
[edit]LST-929 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
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[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-929". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 27 May 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 May 2017.
- "USS LST-929". Navsource.org. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-929 at NavSource Naval History