USS LST-842

USS LST-842 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.

History
United States
Name:	USS LST-828
Builder:	American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down:	9 October 1944
Launched:	24 November 1944
Commissioned:	19 December 1944
Decommissioned:	30 December 1947
Stricken:	22 January 1948
Honours and awards:	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate:	Transferred to the Philippines
General characteristics
Class and type:	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion:	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed:	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement:	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

LST-842 was laid down on 9 October 1944 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania, by the American Bridge Company; launched on 24 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. F. T. Hulet; and commissioned on 19 December 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-842 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945. Following the war, the ship performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She was decommissioned on 30 December 1947, and transferred to the Philippine government to serve as BRP Pampanga. On 22 January 1948, the tank landing ship was struck from the Navy list.

LST-842 earned one battle star for World War II service.[1]

References

1. "LST-842". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 2008-11-14.

• Photo gallery of USS LST-842 at NavSource Naval History
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.