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USS LST-939 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1948. |
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|Ship image= USS LST-939 San Francisco Bay 1946.jpg |
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Construction and commissioning |
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|Ship caption=USS ''LST-939'' under way in [[San Francisco Bay]], {{circa}} early 1946. |
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LST-939 was laid down on 21 July 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA. |
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Commissioned USS LST-939, 14 September 1944 |
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{{Infobox ship career |
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During World War II USS LST-939 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the Asiatic-Pacific campaign, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa, Gunto from April through June of 1945. |
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Radio Call sign was NKDG (NOVEMBER-KILO-DELTA-GULF) |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |
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|Ship name= ''LST-939'' |
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|Ship builder= [[Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard]], [[Hingham, Massachusetts]] |
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|Ship yard number= 3409{{sfn|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}} |
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|Ship laid down= 21 July 1944 |
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|Ship launched= 23 August 1944 |
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|Ship commissioned= 14 September 1944 |
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|Ship decommissioned= 22 June 1946 |
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|Ship struck= 31 July 1946 |
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|Ship honors = [[Image:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|18px]] 1 × [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle star]] |
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|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Amphibious warfare type|Hull symbol]]: LST-939 |
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*[[International Code of Signals|Code letters]]: NKDG |
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*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Golf}} |
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|Ship fate= Sold for scrapping, 12 June 1948 |
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{{Infobox ship characteristics |
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|Ship class={{sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship}} |
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|Ship displacement={{LST-542 class tank landing ship displacement}} |
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|Ship length={{LST-542 class tank landing ship length}} |
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|Ship beam={{LST-542 class tank landing ship beam}} |
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|Ship draft={{LST-542 class tank landing ship draft}} |
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|Ship depth= |
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|Ship power={{LST-542 class tank landing ship power}} |
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|Ship propulsion={{LST-542 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |
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|Ship speed= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship speed}} |
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|Ship range={{LST-542 class tank landing ship range}} |
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|Ship boats= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship boats}} |
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|Ship capacity={{LST-542 class tank landing ship capacity}} |
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|Ship troops=16 [[Commissioned officer|officers]], 147 [[Enlisted man|enlisted men]] |
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|Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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|Ship armament={{LST-542 class tank landing ship armament}} |
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| partof = '''LST Flotilla 21''' |
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| commanders = |
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| operations =[[Battle of Okinawa|Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto]] (1 April–30 June 1945) |
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| victories = |
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| awards = |
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*[[File:China Service Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[China Service Medal]] |
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*[[File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[American Campaign Medal]] |
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*[[File:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]] |
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*[[File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]] |
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*[[File:Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Navy Occupation Service Medal#Asia Clasp|Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp]] |
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*[[File:Phliber rib.svg|20px]] [[Philippine Liberation Medal]] |
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'''USS ''LST-939''''' was an {{sclass|LST-542|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. |
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==Construction== |
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''LST-939'' was laid down on 21 July 1944, at [[Hingham, Massachusetts]], by the [[Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard]]; launched on 23 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William Lovett; and commissioned on 14 September 1944.{{sfn|DANFS}}{{sfn|Navsource|2017}} |
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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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During [[World War II]] ''LST-939'' was assigned to the [[Asiatic-Pacific theater]] and participated in the [[Battle of Okinawa|assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto]] from April through June 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}} |
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During World War II, LST-939 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. LST-939 left New York Harbor in the fall of 1944 arriving in Havana Cuba and then transited the Panama Canal and went on to Pearl Harbor Hawaii. She was refueled in Pearl Harbor and went to Guadal Canal were it was attacked by a Japanese suicide swimmer caring several packages of explosives and two grenades.. The attack was successfully repelled. LST-939 departed and next beached at Dulag Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on February 4 1945 and then transited on to Guam. |
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LST 939 participated in the amphibious assault of the beach at Gunto in Okinowa, where it was attacked by a Kamikazi. The Kamikazi was successfully destroyed in mid air by anti aircraft fire (AA) but a piece of the plane struck the forward deck. On landing in Okinawa amphibious assault one crew member standing above the front door saws killed by an incoming exploding coastal defense artillery shell and the executive officer Lieutenant JG George Keat was temporarily blinded. The ship was later damaged the same day in a collision with LST 268 in the same amphibious assault. LST-939 is know to have transited through Saipan. |
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Following the war, |
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the [[Far East]] and saw service in [[China]] until mid-March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 22 June 1946, and struck from the [[Navy list]] on 31 July, that same year. On 12 June 1948, the ship was sold to the [[Walter W. Johnson Co.]], for scrapping.{{sfn|DANFS}} |
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==Decommissioning and disposal== |
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==Awards== |
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LST-939 was: |
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''LST-939'' earned one [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle star]] for World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}} |
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* Decommissioned, 22 June 1946 |
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* Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946 |
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== Notes == |
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* Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 12 June 1948, to Walter W. Johnson Co., Seattle, WA. |
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==Honors and awards== |
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===Citations=== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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== Bibliography == |
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'''Online resources''' |
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* {{cite DANFS |
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| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-939.html |
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| title = LST-939 |
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| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command |
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| access-date = 1 June 2017 |
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| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}} |
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}}{{PD-notice}} |
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* {{cite web |
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| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm |
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| title = Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA |
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| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com |
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| date = 11 August 2011 |
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| access-date = 1 June 2017 |
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| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}} |
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}} |
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* {{cite web |
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| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160939.htm |
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| title= USS LST-939 |
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| publisher= Navsource.org |
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| date= 5 May 2017 |
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| access-date= 1 June 2017 |
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| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2017}} |
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}} |
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{{Refend}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{navsource|10/16/160939|USS LST-939}} |
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[[Category:1944 ships]] |
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![]() USS LST-939 under way in San Francisco Bay, c. early 1946. | |
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Name | LST-939 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Yard number | 3409[1] |
Laid down | 21 July 1944 |
Launched | 23 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 14 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 22 June 1946 |
Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | ![]() |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 12 June 1948 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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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 | 16officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 21 |
Operations: | Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1 April–30 June 1945) |
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USS LST-939 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-939 was laid down on 21 July 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 23 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William Lovett; and commissioned on 14 September 1944.[3][2]
During World War II LST-939 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.[3]
Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 22 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. On 12 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Walter W. Johnson Co., for scrapping.[3]
LST-939 earned one battle star for World War II service.[3]
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