| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSLST-141 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 24 November 1943 |
| Launched | 16 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 18 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 7 February 1946 |
| Honors & awards | 1battle star forWorld War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 25 May 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-1-classtank 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, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h) (maximum) |
| Endurance |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 ×LCVP |
| Capacity |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted |
| Armament | |
USSLST-141 was anLST-1-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy inWorld War II. Like most of the ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.
LST-141 was laid down on 24 November 1943 atAmbridge, Pennsylvania, by theAmerican Bridge Company; launched on 16 January 1944; and commissioned on 16 February 1944.
During World War II,LST-141 was assigned to theEuropean Theatre. She sailed across theAtlantic as part of Convoy UGS 36 in April 1944,[1] and took part in theinvasion of southern France in August and September 1944.
On 3 December 1944,LST-141 was damaged when she ran aground atBizerte,Tunisia.[2]
On 5 December, while towingLCT-152,LST-141 encountered a gale offPalermo,Sicily. In the stormLCT-152 was damaged andLST-141 relinquished her tow toATA-172.[2]
Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 18 December 1945 and struck from theNavy List on 7 February 1946. On 25 May 1948, the ship was sold to Hughes Bros. Inc., of New York, for scrapping.
LST-141 earned onebattle star for World War II service.
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