![]() USS LST-1130 | |
History | |
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Name | LST-1130 |
Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca |
Laid down | 5 December 1944 |
Launched | 27 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs Bessie F. Jipson |
Commissioned | 20 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 23 March 1948 |
Stricken | 12 March 1948 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
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) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
Armament |
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USS LST-1130 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[2]
LST-1130 was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 27 February 1945 and commissioned on 20 March 1945.[3]
During World War II, LST-1130 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 23 September to 2 December 1945, 24 June to 25 July 1946 and 26 July to 24 November 1946.[4]
She was decommissioned on 23 March 1948 and was struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948. On 23 March 1948, following a grounding at Yap, Caroline Islands, which left the ship in a condition beyond economical repair.
LST-1130 have earned the following awards: