USS LST-974
Appearance
![]() USS LST-974
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History | |
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Name | LST-974 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3444[1] |
Laid down | 28 November 1944 |
Launched | 31 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 January 1945 |
Decommissioned | 14 May 1946 |
Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
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Status | Fate unknown |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Range | 24,000 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 |
Capacity | 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST-974 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
[edit]LST-974 was laid down on 28 November 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 31 December 1944; and commissioned on 31 January 1945.[3][2]
Service history
[edit]Following World War II, LST-974 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-May 1946. She was decommissioned and transferred to the United States Department of State for disposal on 14 May 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946.[3]
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
- ^ a b DANFS.
Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-974". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "USS LST-974". Navsource.org. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-974 at NavSource Naval History