USSLST-916 moored to abuoy in thePhilippines,c. early-1946, waiting for final disposition.
History
United States
Name	LST-916
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard,Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3386[1]
Laid down	22 March 1944
Launched	29 April 1944
Commissioned	25 May 1944
Decommissioned	5 April 1946
Stricken	29 September 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-916 Code letters: NVPG
Honors & awards	3 ×battle star
Fate	transferred to theUS Army, 28 June 1946, lost 4 October 1948
General characteristics[2]
Class & type	LST-542-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoingdraft with 1,675short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length	328 ft (100 m)oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW)Electro-Motive Diesel12-567Adiesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk mainreduction gears 2 ×Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 xLCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg)cargo depending on mission
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 14
Operations:	Leyte landings (20 October 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (2–16 April 1945)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USSLST-916 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-916 was laid down on 22 March 1944, atHingham, Massachusetts, by theBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 29 April 1944; and commissioned on 25 May 1944.^[3][2]

During World War II, LST-916 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in theLeyte landings in October 1944, theLingayen Gulf landings in January 1845, and theassault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945.^[3]

Following the war,LST-916 performed occupation duty in theFar East until mid-November 1945. She was decommissioned on 5 April 1946, and transferred to theUS Army on 28 June, that same year. On 29 September 1947, she was struck from theNavy list;^[3] and, on 4 October 1948,LST-916 was lost intyphoon Libby nearNaha Reef, nearNaha, Okinawa.^[4]

LST-916 earned threebattle star for World War II service.^[3]

• Photo gallery ofLST-916 at NavSource Naval History

• LST-542-class tank landing ships
• World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
• Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
• 1944 ships
• Maritime incidents in 1948

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