| History | |
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| Name: | USS LST-896 |
| Builder: | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down: | 6 October 1944 |
| Launched: | 18 November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 20 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 December 1945 |
| Stricken: | 3 January 1946 |
| Fate: | Destroyed, 8 March 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| 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: | |
USS LST-896 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.
LST-896 was laid down on 6 October 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 18 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Russell D. Strouse; and commissioned on 20 December 1944, Lt. Vinton C. Vint in command.
Service history
Following World War II, LST-896 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early December 1945. She was decommissioned on 3 December 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. Her typhoon-damaged hulk was destroyed on 8 March 1946.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.