USS LST-875
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST-875 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana |
Laid down | 18 October 1944 |
Launched | 29 November 1944 |
Commissioned | 22 December 1944 |
Decommissioned | 22 April 1946 |
Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
Honours and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Transferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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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 |
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USS LST-875 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.
LST-875 was laid down on 18 October 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 29 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Karl R. Zimmermann; and commissioned on 22 December 1944.
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-875 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She was decommissioned on 22 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July that same year. On 2 July 1948, the ship was transferred to the Philippine Navy where she served as RPS Misamis Oriental (LT-40).RPS Misamis Oriental Ferried soldiers of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea during the Korean War.
LST-875 earned one battle star for World War II service.
References
[edit]This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.