USS LST-908

USS LST-908 at Okinawa, April 1945
History
United States
Name	LST-908
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3378
Laid down	14 February 1944
Launched	28 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Charles E. Monorief
Commissioned	8 May 1944
Decommissioned	30 July 1946
Stricken	26 August 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-908 Code letters: NVPY
Honors and awards	4 × battle star
Fate	Laid up in the Reserve Fleet, 18 October 1946 Sold for scrapping, 3 October 1947
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
Part of:	LST Flotilla 14
Operations:	Leyte landings (18 October–6 November and 19–29 November 1944) Luzon operation Mindoro landings (12–18 December 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945) Zambales-Subic Bay (29–30 January 1945) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (26–30 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-908 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-908 was laid down on 14 February 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 28 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles E. Monorief; and commissioned on 8 May 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-908 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Leyte landings, in October and November 1944; the Luzon operations, the Mindoro landings, in December 1944, and the Lingayen Gulf landings, in January 1945; the Zambales-Subic Bay operations, in January 1945; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, in June 1945.

Immediately following World War II, LST-908 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 30 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August, that same year. On 3 October 1947, the ship was sold to Luria Bros. & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.

Awards

LST-908 earned four battle star for World War II service.

Bibliography

Online resources

• "LST-908". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 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 17 May 2017.
• "USS LST-908". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-908 at NavSource Naval History