USS LST-935

USS LST-935 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-935 in San Francisco Bay, c. early 1946.
History
United States
Name	LST-935
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3405
Laid down	3 July 1944
Launched	5 August 1944
Commissioned	29 August 1944
Decommissioned	2 July 1946
Stricken	15 August 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-935 Code letters: NVRX
Honors and awards	2 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 29 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
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
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines Palawan Island landings (1–2 March 1945) Visayan Island landings (18 March, 28 March–1 April 1945) Mindanao Island landings (17–23 April 1945) Balikpapan operation (26 June–9 July 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

Construction

LST-935 was laid down on 3 July 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 5 August 1944; and commissioned on 29 August 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-935 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, the Mindanao Island landings in March and April 1945, the Visayan Island landings in April 1945, and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.

Following the war, LST-935 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946. She was decommissioned on 2 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. The ship was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Washington, on 29 August 1947, for scrapping.

Awards

LST-935 earned two battle star for World War II service.

Notes

Bibliography

Online resources

• "LST-935". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 31 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 31 May 2017.
• "USS LST-935". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS LST-935 at NavSource Naval History