USS LST-916 moored to a buoy in the Philippines, c. early-1946, waiting for final disposition.
History
United States
NameLST-916
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number3386[1]
Laid down22 March 1944
Launched29 April 1944
Commissioned25 May 1944
Decommissioned5 April 1946
Stricken29 September 1947
Identification
Honors and
awards		 3 × battle star
Fatetransferred to the US Army, 28 June 1946, lost 4 October 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeLST-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)
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 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
Speed11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 14
Operations:
Awards:

USS LST-916 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.

Construction

LST-916 was laid down on 22 March 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 29 April 1944; and commissioned on 25 May 1944.[3][2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-916 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Leyte landings in October 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1845, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945.[3]

Following the war, LST-916 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945. She was decommissioned on 5 April 1946, and transferred to the US Army on 28 June, that same year. On 29 September 1947, she was struck from the Navy list;[3] and, on 4 October 1948, LST-916 was lost in typhoon Libby near Naha Reef, near Naha, Okinawa.[4]

Awards

LST-916 earned three battle star for World War II service.[3]

Notes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. 1 2 Navsource 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 DANFS.
    4. ↑ Stars and Stripes 1948, p. 1.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-916". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 May 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
    • "USS LST-916". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

    Printed resources

    • "West Coast ports in the Pacific and Far East mand Fleet and \vcrs caught SOSs Sent By LSTs Off Okinawa Coast". Pacific Stars and Stripes. 4 October 1948. p. 1.


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