USS LST-814
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| History |
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| Name: |
USS LST-814 |
| Builder: |
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana |
| Laid down: |
25 August 1944 |
| Launched: |
4 October 1944 |
| Commissioned: |
27 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned: |
16 April 1946 |
| Struck: |
8 May 1946 |
Honours and
awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate: |
Sunk, 12 August 1946 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: |
- 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light
- 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
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| Length: |
328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: |
50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: |
- 8 ft (2.4 m) forward
- 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
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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: |
- 6 × 40 mm guns
- 6 × 20 mm guns
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USS LST-814 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-814 was laid down on 25 August 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 4 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William B. Fletcher; and commissioned on 27 October 1944.
Service history
During World War II, LST-814 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from March through May 1945. Following the end of the war, in September 1945, LST-814 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. During this period, she was severely damaged during a beaching operation off Sasebo, Japan, on 30 December 1945. The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 16 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 8 May that same year. LST-814 was later sunk on 12 August 1946.
LST-814 earned one battle star for World War II service.[1]
References
- ↑ "LST-814". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 2008-11-14.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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