USS LST-965

USS LST-965 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.

USS LST 965 after its launch. Photograph of the ceremony to launch LST 965 on 25 November 1944 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
History
United States
Name: LST-965
Builder: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number: 3435[1]
Laid down: 27 October 1944
Launched: 25 November 1944
Commissioned: 20 December 1944
Decommissioned: 3 June 1946
Stricken: 19 July 1946
Identification:
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 23 October 1947
General characteristics [2]
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:
Propulsion:
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:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 31
Awards:

Construction

LST-965 was laid down on 27 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 25 November 1944; and commissioned on 20 December 1944,[3] with Ensign George S. Harrison in command.[2]

Service history

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 3 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 July, that same year. On 23 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Boston Metals Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.[3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. Navsource 2016.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-965". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 20 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. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
    • "USS LST-965". Navsource.org. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.


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