Launching ofLST-42, 17 August 1943, atDravo Corp.,Neville Island, Pennsylvania
History
United States
Name	LST-42
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	17 June 1943
Launched	17 August 1943
Commissioned	30 September 1943
Decommissioned	26 July 1946
Reclassified	Tank Landing Ship (Hospital), 15 September 1945
Stricken	19 June 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-42 Hull symbol: LST(H)-41 Call sign: NPGD
Honors & awards	5 ×battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 26 March 1948
General characteristics[1]
Type	LST-1-classtank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m)oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW)Electro-Motive Diesel12-567Adiesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk mainreduction gears 2 ×Propellers
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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 or 6 xLCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16officers, 147enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin40 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 3
Operations:	Marshall Islands operation Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (31 January–8 February 1944) Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll (9 February–2 March 1944) Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan (15 June–28 July 1944) Capture and occupation of Tinian (24–26 July 1944) Battle of Peleliu (6 September–14 October 1944) Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima (19 February 1945–3 March 1945)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

USSLST-42 was aUnited States NavyLST-1-classtank landing ship used exclusively in theAsiatic-Pacific Theater duringWorld War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-42 was laid down on 17 June 1943, atPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by theDravo Corporation; launched on 17 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. F. M. Leslie; and commissioned on 30 September 1943.^[2]

During World War II,LST-42 was assigned to theAsiatic-Pacific theater.^[2]

Following the war,LST-42 was redesignatedLST(H)-41 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in theFar East until early April 1945.^[2]

Upon her return to the United States, the ship was decommissioned on 26 July 1946, and struck from theNavy list on 25 September 1946. On 26 March 1948, she was sold to Kaiser Co., Inc., ofSeattle, Washington.^[2]

LST-42 earned fivebattle stars for World War II service.^[2]

• World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
• Ships built in Pittsburgh
• 1943 ships
• LST-1-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy
• Ships built by Dravo Corporation

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