USS LST-814

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.

History
United States
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
Stricken:	8 May 1946
Honours and awards:	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate:	Sunk, 12 August 1946
General characteristics
Class and 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

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

1. "LST-814". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 2008-11-14.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.