LST-872 performed no combat service with the United States Navy and was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August that same year. On 27 October 1947, she was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service, renamed Doña Micaela and transferred to Argentina.[1]
Argentine service
In Argentine Navy service, LST-872 was named ARA Cabo San Gonzalo and redesignated BDT-4 (Buque Desembarco de Tanques), later Q44. She was retired in 1979.[2]
class, tank, landing, ship, united, states, navy, like, many, class, named, properly, referred, hull, designation, historyunited, statesnamebuilderjeffboatlaid, down18, november, 1944launched28, december, 1944commissioned22, january, 1945decommissioned8, july,. USS LST 872 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 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LST 872BuilderJeffboatLaid down18 November 1944Launched28 December 1944Commissioned22 January 1945Decommissioned8 July 1946FateSold 27 October 1947Stricken15 August 1946ArgentinaNameARA Cabo San Gonzalo BDT 4 Q44 Acquired27 October 1947Out of service1979IdentificationIMO number 5402069General characteristicsClass and typeLST 542 class LSTDisplacement1 490 tons light 4 080 tons full load of 2 100 tons Length328 ft 100 m Beam50 ft 15 m Draft8 ft 2 4 m forward 14 ft 4 in 4 37 m aft full load PropulsionTwo diesel engines two shaftsSpeed10 8 knots 20 km h max 9 knots 17 km h econ Complement7 officers 204 enlistedArmament8 40 mm guns 12 20 mm guns Contents 1 Operational history 1 1 Argentine service 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Bibliography 3 External linksOperational history EditLST 872 was laid down on 18 November 1944 at Jeffersonville Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat amp Machinery Co launched on 28 December 1944 sponsored by Mrs Carrie I Morris and commissioned on 22 January 1945 LST 872 performed no combat service with the United States Navy and was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August that same year On 27 October 1947 she was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service renamed Dona Micaela and transferred to Argentina 1 Argentine service Edit In Argentine Navy service LST 872 was named ARA Cabo San Gonzalo and redesignated BDT 4 Buque Desembarco de Tanques later Q44 She was retired in 1979 2 References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Notes Edit Friedman p 569 ArmadaArgentina Bibliography Edit Friedman Norman 2002 US Amphibious Ships and Craft An Illustrated Design History Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 250 1 External links Edithistory navy mil USS LST 872 navsource org USS LST 872 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 872 amp oldid 1072023147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
