USS LST-1130 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[2]
 USS LST-1130
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LST-1130 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca |
| Laid down | 5 December 1944 |
| Launched | 27 February 1945 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs Bessie F. Jipson |
| Commissioned | 20 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 23 March 1948 |
| Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| 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, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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Construction and commissioning
editLST-1130 was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 27 February 1945 and commissioned on 20 March 1945.[3]
During World War II, LST-1130 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 23 September to 2 December 1945, 24 June to 25 July 1946 and 26 July to 24 November 1946.[4]
She was decommissioned on 23 March 1948 and was struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948. On 23 March 1948, following a grounding at Yap, Caroline Islands, which left the ship in a condition beyond economical repair.
Awards
editLST-1130 have earned the following awards:
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Citations
edit- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "LST-1130". NHHC. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Sources
edit- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.