USS LST-794

History
United States
Name	USS LST-794
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	12 July 1944
Launched	16 September 1944
Commissioned	20 May 1944
Decommissioned	9 July 1946
Renamed	USS Gibson County (LST-794), 1 July 1955
Stricken	1 November 1958
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sunk as a target ship, 22 May 1958
General characteristics
Class and type	tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-794 was an

. Late in her career, she was renamed Gibson County (LST-794)—for counties in Indiana and Tennessee, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name—but saw no active service under that name.

Originally laid down as LST-794 by the Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 12 July 1944; launched 16 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. B. H. Gommel; and commissioned 16 October 1944.

Service history

Following

for reinforcements.

For the rest of the war, LST-794 transported troops and cargo between Okinawa and the Philippines. Following the surrender of Japan, she remained in the Far East, assisting the occupation forces in Japan, Korea, and Okinawa. Returning to the United States in early 1946, LST-794 decommissioned on 9 July 1946 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet, berthed in the Columbia River. Named USS Gibson County (LST-794) on 1 July 1955, she was used as a target and sunk by the submarine Rasher on 22 May 1958. The ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1958.

LST-794 received one

for World War II service.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

• "LST-794 Gibson County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2007.

External links

• "LST-794". LST-794 web site.