USS LST-923

USS LST-923 in San Francisco Bay, c. early 1946.
History
United States
Name	LST-923
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3393
Laid down	3 May 1944
Launched	11 June 1944
Commissioned	6 July 1944
Decommissioned	9 July 1946
Stricken	15 August 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-923 Code letters: NKAI
Honors and awards	2 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 31 May 1948
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:	Lingayen Gulf landings (9 January 1945) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (2 April–18 June 1945)
Awards:	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

USS LST-923 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-923 was laid down on 3 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 11 June 1944; and commissioned on 6 July 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-923 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and June 1945.

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 10 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. The ship was sold on 31 May 1948, to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.

Awards

LST-923 earned two battle star for World War II service.

Bibliography

Online resources

• "LST-923". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 25 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 25 May 2017.
• "USS LST-923". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-923 at NavSource Naval History