| USS LST-814 | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | USS LST-814 |
| Builder: | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana |
| Laid down: | 25 August 1944 |
| Launched: | 4 October 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 April 1946 |
| Struck: | 8 May 1946 |
| Honours and awards: | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate: | Sunk, 12 August 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
USS LST-814 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.
LST-814 was laid down on 25 August 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 4 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William B. Fletcher; and commissioned on 27 October 1944.
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-814 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from March through May 1945. Following the end of the war, in September 1945, LST-814 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. During this period, she was severely damaged during a beaching operation off Sasebo, Japan, on 30 December 1945. The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 16 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 8 May that same year. LST-814 was later sunk on 12 August 1946.
LST-814 earned one battle star for World War II service.[1]
References[]
- ↑ "LST-814". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 2008-11-14. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l25/lst-814.htm.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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