USS LST-874

USS LST-874 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.

History
United States
Name	LST-874
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville
Laid down	16 October 1944
Launched	25 November 1944
Commissioned	18 December 1944
Decommissioned	29 May 1946
Stricken	3 July 1946
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold, 8 June 1948
History
France
Name	Chélif
Namesake	Chélif
Commissioned	8 June 1948
Identification	Pennant number: L9006
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
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
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

LST-874 was laid down on 16 October 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 25 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest B. Rainey; and commissioned on 18 December 1944.

USN service history

During World War II, LST-874 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946. LST-874 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July that same year.

LST-874 earned one battle star for World War II service.

French service history

On 8 June 1948, the ship was sold to Donald P. Loker, then transferred to France. where it was commissioned the RFS Chélif (L9006) where it served in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War

References

• Friedman, Norman (2002). US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.
•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.