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LCVP2 from USS LST-941 Brunei Bay 10 June 1945.jpg Brunei Bay Area, Labuan , 10 June 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, General Officer Commanding I Corps arriving on Labuan Island, soon after the Australian Landing in the area during the Operation Oboe 6. The landing party is disembarking from USS LST-941's LCVP #2. In the background is LSM-52. | |
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| Name: | LST-941 |
| Builder: | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number: | 3411[1] |
| Laid down: | 28 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 30 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 22 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 May 1946 |
| Struck: | 3 July 1946 |
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| Honors and awards: |
 2 × battle star |
| Fate: | Sold for commercial service, 28 March 1947 |
| Status: | Fate unknown |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
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| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| 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: |
• 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns |
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USS LST-941 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.
Construction[]
LST-941 was laid down on 28 July 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 30 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Roland Gariepy; and commissioned on 22 September 1944,[3] Lieutenant Leland M. Edwards, USN, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II LST-941 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945,[3] and the Labuan Island landing, Brunei Bay, in June 1945.[2]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early October 1945. The ship returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 1 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 28 March 1947, she was sold to Francis R. Stolz for operation.[3]
Awards[]
LST-941 earned two battle star for World War II service.[3]
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Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-941". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-941.html. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.External links[]
- Photo gallery of USS LST-941 at NavSource Naval History
The original article can be found at USS LST-941 and the edit history here.