USS LST-939: Difference between revisions

|Ship image= USS LST-939 San Francisco Bay 1946.jpg

|Ship caption=USS ''LST-939'' under way in [[San Francisco Bay]], {{circa}} early 1946.

|Ship country=United States

|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}}

|Ship name= ''LST-939''

|Ship builder= [[Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard]], [[Hingham, Massachusetts]]

|Ship yard number= 3409{{sfn|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}

|Ship laid down= 21 July 1944

|Ship launched= 23 August 1944

|Ship commissioned= 14 September 1944

|Ship decommissioned= 22 June 1946

|Ship honors = [[Image:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|18px]] 1 × [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle star]]

|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Amphibious warfare type|Hull symbol]]: LST-939

*[[International Code of Signals|Code letters]]: NKDG

*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Golf}}

|Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2017}}

|Ship displacement={{LST-542 class tank landing ship displacement}}

|Ship length={{LST-542 class tank landing ship length}}

|Ship beam={{LST-542 class tank landing ship beam}}

|Ship draft={{LST-542 class tank landing ship draft}}

|Ship power={{LST-542 class tank landing ship power}}

|Ship propulsion={{LST-542 class tank landing ship propulsion}}

|Ship speed= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship speed}}

|Ship range={{LST-542 class tank landing ship range}}

|Ship boats= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship boats}}

|Ship capacity={{LST-542 class tank landing ship capacity}}

|Ship troops=16 [[Commissioned officer|officers]], 147 [[Enlisted man|enlisted men]]

|Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men

|Ship armament={{LST-542 class tank landing ship armament}}

}}

{{Infobox service record

| is_ship = yes

| is_multi =

| label =

| partof = '''LST Flotilla 21'''

| codes =

| commanders =

| operations =[[Battle of Okinawa|Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto]] (1 April–30 June 1945)

| victories =

| awards =

*[[File:China Service Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[China Service Medal]]

*[[File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[American Campaign Medal]]

*[[File:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]]

*[[File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]

*[[File:Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Navy Occupation Service Medal#Asia Clasp|Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp]]

*[[File:Phliber rib.svg|20px]] [[Philippine Liberation Medal]]

'''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.

==Construction==

''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}}

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}}

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}}

==Awards==

''LST-939'' earned one [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle star]] for World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}}

== Notes ==

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===Citations===

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== Bibliography ==

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'''Online resources'''

* {{cite DANFS

| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-939.html

| title = LST-939

| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command

| access-date = 1 June 2017

| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}

}}{{PD-notice}}

* {{cite web

| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm

| title = Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA

| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com

| date = 11 August 2011

| access-date = 1 June 2017

| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}

}}

* {{cite web

| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160939.htm

| title= USS LST-939

| publisher= Navsource.org

| date= 5 May 2017

| access-date= 1 June 2017

| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2017}}

}}

{{Refend}}

==External links==

{{MARCOM ships Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard}}

[[Category:Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts]]