USS LST-904

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History
United States
NameUSS LST-904
BuilderDravo Corporation, Pittsburgh
Laid down12 November 1944
Launched23 December 1944
Commissioned25 January 1945
Decommissioned15 November 1946
RenamedUSS Lyon County (LST-904), 1 July 1955
Stricken31 December 1958
Honors and
awards		1
battle star
(World War II)
FateSunk as a target, 13 May 1959
General characteristics
Class and type
tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light
  • 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 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
Propulsion2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × LCVPs
TroopsApproximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men
Armament

USS Lyon County (LST-904) was an

tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Nevada
, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

Originally laid down as USS LST-904 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 12 November 1944; launched on 23 December 1944; sponsored by Miss Betty McCallen; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 25 January 1945.

Service history

World War II, 1945

Following shakedown in the

Marianas. Departing on 10 July, she touched Guam the 16th and arrived Saipan two days later for availability. Between 30 July and 2 August, LST-904 steamed to Iwo Jima
where she loaded a cargo of steel pilings.

Post-war activities, 1945–1946

After returning to Saipan the 23rd, she headed for Okinawa on 29 August and began discharging cargo on 4 September. Unloading completed, she embarked men of the

Aomori
to Yokohama until departing for the Marianas on 7 December. She reached Saipan on 13 December, thence steamed via Guam to Pearl Harbor where she arrived on 21 January 1946.

After loading LCT-1458 on her main deck, LST-904 departed for San Francisco on 29 January. She arrived in early February and operated along the west coast until 10 July when she was placed in commission, in reserve with the 19th Fleet.

Decommissioning and disposal

LST-904 decommissioned on 15 November 1946 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet in the

Secretary of the Navy recommended that she be used as a target to destruction. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November. Towed to Bremerton, Washington, on 31 December, her hulk was sunk in 1,280 fathoms of water off the coast of Washington on 13 May 1959 by torpedoes fired from the Capitaine (SS-336)
.

Awards

LST-904 received one

battle star
for World War II service.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

  • "Lyon County". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  • "LST-904 Lyon County". Amphibious Photo Archive. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
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