USN · LST
AfloatTank landing ship, LST-926, of the LST-542 class. Bethlehem-Hingham launched her on 24 June 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 20 July 1944. Battle stars for Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945 and for Okinawa, 1 April to 30 June 1945. On 23 July she was next to LST-944 at the Yonabaru pier. Not sunk. Sold for scrap in 1948.
| Type | Tank landing ship (LST) |
|---|---|
| Hull | LST-926 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1944-06-24 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 14 June 1946. Struck on 31 July 1946. Sold for scrap on 13 June 1948 to the Walter W. Johnson Co., Seattle. 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-926 underway in San Francisco Bay, about early 1946. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 79585, courtesy D. M. McPherson, 1974. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 30 June 1945. She also has a star for the Lingayen Gulf landings on 9 January 1945. On 23 July she was next to LST-944 at the Yonabaru pier. Not sunk.
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