USS LST-950

	Okinawa, c. April 1945. LST-950 was used to carry casualties to the hospital ships from the Okinawa beachhead. Note the large "H" painted on her side. The LST and the small boats in the right foreground are also flying an "X" flag to signify their missions.
History
United States
Name	LST-950
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3420
Laid down	1 September 1944
Launched	4 October 1944
Commissioned	27 October 1944
Decommissioned	18 July 1946
Reclassified	Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945
Stricken	23 September 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-950; Hull symbol: LST(H)-950; Code letters: NVVA; ;
Honors and; awards	battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 8 March 1948
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 (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load); 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft; Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m); Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m);
Installed power	2 × 900 12-567A diesel engines; 1,800 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
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	16 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
Service record
Part of:	LST Flotilla 25
Operations:	Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1 April–18 June 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp;

USS LST-950/LST(H)-950 was an

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-950 was laid down on 1 September 1944, at

Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 4 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. C. C. Recca; and commissioned on 27 October 1944.^[3]^[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-950 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.^[3]

On 15 September 1945, she was redesignated LST(H)-950 and performed occupation duty in the

Barber, New Jersey, for scrapping.^[3]

Awards

LST-950 earned one

battle star for World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-950". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 June 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
"USS LST-950". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-950 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-2] Navsource 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

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