Vehicles on Iwo Jima's Red Beach, c. 25 February 1945, withLST-884 (center) andUSS LST-929 (at left, with H markings on her hull) unloading in the background.
History
United States
Name	USSLST-884
Builder	Dravo Corporation,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	23 July 1944
Launched	30 September 1944
Commissioned	10 October 1945
Decommissioned	16 February 1946
Stricken	21 May 1946
Honours & awards	2battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sunk, 6 May 1946
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	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 ×40 mm guns 6 ×20 mm guns

USSLST-884 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-884 was laid down on 23 July 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by theDravo Corporation; launched on 30 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Michael Durkin; and commissioned on 10 October 1944.

DuringWorld War II,LST-884 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation ofIwo Jima in February 1945 and the assault and occupation ofOkinawa Gunto in April 1945. Due to extensive damage resulting from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945,LST-884 was decommissioned on 16 February 1946, and her hulk was sunk on 6 May 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 21 May 1946.

LST-884 earned twobattle stars for World War II service.

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

• LST-884 Okinawa after action report, January-February 1945

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