Following the war, LST-922 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 8 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August, that same year. On 13 June 1948, the ship was sold to Walter W. Johnson Co., for scrapping.[3]
AwardsEdit
LST-922 earned three battle star for World War II service.[3]
class, tank, landing, ship, united, states, navy, like, many, class, named, properly, referred, hull, designation, beached, morotai, 1945, while, loading, matilda, tank, australian, army, armoured, regiment, transportation, north, borneo, operation, oboe, hist. USS LST 922 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 922 beached at Morotai 30 May 1945 while loading a Matilda II tank of the Australian Army 2 9th Armoured Regiment for transportation to North Borneo and Operation Oboe 6 HistoryUnited StatesNameLST 922BuilderBethlehem Hingham Shipyard Hingham MassachusettsYard number3392 1 Laid down26 April 1944Launched7 June 1944Commissioned29 June 1944Decommissioned8 July 1946Stricken28 August 1946IdentificationHull symbol LST 922 Code letters NVPEHonors andawards3 battle starFateSold for scrapping 13 June 1948General characteristics 2 Class and typeLST 542 class tank landing shipDisplacement1 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 Length328 ft 100 m oaBeam50 ft 15 m DraftUnloaded 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 power2 900 hp 670 kW Electro Motive Diesel 12 567A diesel engines 1 800 shp 1 300 kW Propulsion1 Falk main reduction gears 2 PropellersSpeed11 6 kn 21 5 km h 13 3 mph Range24 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 amp landing craft carried2 x LCVPsCapacity1 600 1 900 short tons 3 200 000 3 800 000 lb 1 500 000 1 700 000 kg cargo depending on missionTroops16 officers 147 enlisted menComplement13 officers 104 enlisted menArmamentVaried ultimate armament 2 twin 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors guns 4 single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannonsService recordOperations Lingayen Gulf landings 3 18 January 1945 Zambales Subic Bay 29 30 January 1945 Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines Palawan Island landings 1 2 March 1945 Visayan Island landings 2 4 April 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 Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Awards 4 Notes 4 1 Citations 5 Bibliography 6 External linksConstruction EditLST 922 was laid down on 26 April 1944 at Hingham Massachusetts by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard launched on 7 June 1944 and commissioned on 29 June 1944 3 2 Service history EditDuring World War II LST 922 was assigned to the Asiatic Pacific theater She took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945 the Zambales Subic Bay operations in January 1945 the Palawan Island landings in March 1945 and the Visayan Island landings in April 1945 3 Following the war LST 922 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early March 1946 Upon her return to the United States she was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 28 August that same year On 13 June 1948 the ship was sold to Walter W Johnson Co for scrapping 3 Awards EditLST 922 earned three battle star for World War II service 3 Notes EditCitations Edit Bethlehem Hingham 2011 a b Navsource 2017 a b c d DANFS Bibliography EditOnline resources LST 922 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 21 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 21 May 2017 USS LST 922 Navsource org 5 May 2017 Retrieved 21 May 2017 External links EditPhoto gallery of LST 922 at NavSource Naval HistoryPortal World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 922 amp oldid 1121092934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
