USS LST-924 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.
 USS LST-924 and LST-1025 beached at Tarakan Island, Borneo, 1 May 1945, while the heavy equipment of No. 61 Airfield Construction Wing RAAF is being unloaded.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-924 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3394[1] |
| Laid down | 8 May 1944 |
| Launched | 17 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
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| Honors and awards |  4 × battle star |
| Fate | Sold to the Royal Thai Navy, 5 May 1947 |
 Thailand | |
| Name | Angthong |
| Namesake | Ang Thong Islands |
| Acquired | 5 May 1947 |
| Decommissioned | 2006 |
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| Notes | She was discarded in 1978, but restored to service c. 1994–1995. |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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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Construction
editLST-924 was laid down on 8 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 17 June 1944; and commissioned on 10 July 1944.[3][2]
Service history
editDuring World War II, LST-924 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landings in November 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945, and the Tarakan Island operation in April and May 1945.[3]
Following the war, LST-924 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 5 May 1947, the ship was sold to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) where it operated as HTMS Angthong (LST-1).[3]
Thai Service
editHTMS Angthong (Thai: เรือหลวงอ่างทอง) had been discarded by the Royal Thai Navy by 1978, but was later restored to service circa 1994–1995. In 1998, she was renumbered LST-711.[2] She was decommissioned in 2006.[4] The name was later given to a new ship, an Endurance-class landing platform dock ordered from Singapore and delivered on 19 April 2012, commissioned as HTMS Angthong (791).[5]
Awards
editLST-924 earned four battle star for World War II service.[3]
Notes
editCitations
editBibliography
editOnline resources
- "LST-924". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 May 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 25 May 2017.
- "USS LST-924". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Navy officially welcomes HTMS Ang Thong to fleet". Bangkok Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- Rumakom, Kittipong; Ngernbamrung, Apirom (2013). "เรือหลวงอ่างทอง เรือยกพลขึ้นบกลำใหม่ล่าสุดของกองทัพเรือ" (PDF). Royal Thai Naval Dockyard Journal: 32–41. ISSN 0857-4766. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
edit- Photo gallery of LST-924 at NavSource Naval History