USN · LST
AfloatTank landing ship, LST-918, of the LST-542 class. Bethlehem-Hingham launched her on 7 May 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 29 May 1944. Battle stars for the Leyte landings on 20 October 1944 and for Okinawa, 26 March to 7 June 1945. On 23 July she was at the Yonabaru pier between LST-715 and LST-871. Not sunk. Sold for scrap in 1947.
| Type | Tank landing ship (LST) |
|---|---|
| Hull | LST-918 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1944-05-07 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-29 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 12 June 1946. Struck on 31 July 1946. Sold for scrap on 18 December 1947 to the Learner Co., Oakland, California. Two battle stars. Not sunk in the war. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS LST-918 underway in San Francisco Bay, about early 1946, with LCT-1292 on board. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 79583, courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1974. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 March to 7 June 1945. She also has a star for the Leyte landings on 20 October 1944. On 23 July she was at the Yonabaru pier between LST-715 and LST-871. Not sunk.
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