USS LST-949

USS LST-949/LST(H)-949 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: LST-949
Builder: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number: 3419[1]
Laid down: 29 August 1944
Launched: 30 September 1944
Commissioned: 23 October 1944
Decommissioned: 18 July 1946
Reclassified: Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945
Stricken: 25 September 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 1 × battle star
Fate: Sold for commercial operations, 30 June 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)
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
Operations: Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1 April–7 June 1945)
Awards:

Construction

LST-949 was laid down on 29 August 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 30 September 1944; and commissioned on 23 October 1944,[3] with Lieutenant Thomas J. Twohig, USNR, in command.[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-949 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.[3]

On 15 September 1945, she was redesignated LST(H)-949 and performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 18 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 25 September, that same year. On 30 June 1948, she was sold to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, Texas, for operation.[3]

Awards

LST-949 earned one battle star for World War II service.[3]

Notes

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

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-949". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 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 4 June 2017.
    • "USS LST-949". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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