USS LST-913

USS LST-913 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.

USS LST-913 in San Francisco Bay, c. 1945–1946.
History
United States
Name: LST-913
Builder: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number: 3383[1]
Laid down: 15 March 1944
Launched: 26 April 1944
Commissioned: 23 May 1944
Decommissioned: 16 July 1946
Stricken: 14 March 1947
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 3 × battle star
Fate: sold for operation, 18 June 1948
Status: fate unknown
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)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 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:
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
Armament:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 36
Operations:
Awards:

Construction

LST-913 was laid down on 15 March 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 26 April 1944; and commissioned on 23 May 1944,[3] with Lieutenant Lucien C. Gwin, USNR, in command.[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-913 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the invasion of southern France in August and September 1944. She was then assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the Leyte landings in November 1944, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.[3]

Following the war, LST-913 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 14 March 1947. On 18 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas, for operation.[3]

Awards

LST-913 earned three battle star for World War II service.[3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. Navsource 2015.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-913". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 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 19 May 2017.
    • "USS LST-913". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.


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