Name USS LST-896 Commissioned 20 December 1944 Struck 3 January 1946 Launched 18 November 1944 Builder Dravo Corporation | Laid down 6 October 1944 Decommissioned 3 December 1945 Construction started 6 October 1944 Length 100 m | |
Fate Destroyed, 8 March 1946 | ||
USS LST-896 was an LST-542-class 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.
LST-896 was laid down on 6 October 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 18 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Russell D. Strouse; and commissioned on 20 December 1944, Lt. Vinton C. Vint in command.
Service history
Following World War II, LST-896 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early December 1945. She was decommissioned on 3 December 1945 and struck from the Navy list on 3 January 1946. Her typhoon-damaged hulk was destroyed on 8 March 1946.
References
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