USS LST-921

History
United States
Name	LST-921
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3391
Laid down	1 May 1944
Launched	2 June 1944
Commissioned	23 June 1944
Decommissioned	29 September 1944
Stricken	14 October 1944
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-921 Code letters: NKAC
Fate	Lost in action, 14 August 1944 Towed to port and stripped
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
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal

USS LST-921 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-921 was laid down on 1 May 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 2 June 1944; and commissioned on 23 June 1944.

Service history

LST-921 was torpedoed by U-667 off the channel entrance to Bristol, England, on 14 August 1944, at 16:54, while sailing with convoy EBC 72. She was struck by one torpedo on her aft port side which broke the stern off. Two officers, along with 41 enlisted men, were lost, with the survivors being picked up by her sister ship LST-920 and the British Grimsby-class sloop Londonderry. The bow section was towed to port and stripped prior to decommissioning and disposal of the hulk. The ship was decommissioned on 29 September 1944, and struck from the Navy list on 14 October 1944. Her hulk was later used as a floating machine ship for the US Army in Antwerp, Belgium.

Bibliography

Online resources

• "LST-921". 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-921". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
• Helgason, Guðmundur. "USS LST-921". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-921 at NavSource Naval History