History
United States
Name	USSLST-851
Laid down	10 August 1944
Launched	8 November 1944
Commissioned	30 November 1944
Decommissioned	24 April 1946
Fate	Sold, 30 September 1946
Stricken	8 May 1946
Honours and awards	onebattle star
Argentina
Name	ARABDT-1/Q41
Acquired	14 November 1948
Out of service	1968
Identification	IMO number: 5402021
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classLST
Displacement	1,490 tons (light); 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward; 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
Propulsion	Twodiesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max); 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Complement	7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament	8 ×40 mm guns; 12 ×20 mm guns

USSLST-851 was anLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-851 was laid down on 10 August 1944 atSeneca, Illinois, by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.;launched on 8 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Gertrude B. Van Trigt; andcommissioned on 30 November 1944.

DuringWorld War II,LST-851 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto in May 1945. Following the war, the ship performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. She returned to theUnited States and was decommissioned on 24 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 8 May that same year. On 30 September 1946,LST-851 was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service, Seattle, Wash.

LST-851 earned onebattle star for World War II service.^[1]

The final disposition is uncertain, but it is likely thatLST-851 went to Argentina,^[2] where she was redesignated ARABDT-1 (Buque Desembarco de Tanques), and later redesignatedQ41.^[3]

Some confusion exists concerning whetherBDT-1 wasLST-851 orLST-875; however, sources indicate thatLST-875 went to the Philippines.^{[citation needed]}

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• Friedman, Norman (2002).US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History.Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-250-1.

• history.navy.mil: USSLST-851
• NavSource: USSLST-851

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