History
United States
Name	USSLST-843
Builder	American Bridge Company
Laid down	13 October 1944
Launched	29 November 1944
Commissioned	23 December 1944
Decommissioned	18 December 1947
Stricken	22 January 1948
Honours & awards	1battle star (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 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
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	8 ×40 mm guns 12 ×20 mm guns

USSLST-843 was anLST-542-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.

LST-843 was laid down on 13 October 1944 atAmbridge, Pennsylvania, by the American Bridge Company; launched on 29 November 1944; sponsored by R. S. Dyson; and commissioned on 23 December 1944.

During World War II,LST-843 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto from April through June 1945. Following the War, the ship performed occupation duty in theFar East and saw service in China until early December 1947. She was decommissioned on 18 December 1947, transferred to thePhilippines and renamed BPRBulacan. On 22 January 1948 the tank landing ship was struck from theNaval Vessel Register.

LST-843 earned onebattle star for World War II service.

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.

• "LST-843".NavSource. Retrieved28 June 2007.

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