USSLST-981
History
United States
Name	LST-981
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	9 December 1943
Launched	27 January 1944
Sponsored by	Miss Helen Madden
Commissioned	11 March 1944
Decommissioned	30 July 1946
Stricken	28 August 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-981 Code letters: NTLL
Honors and awards	2 ×battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 12 December 1947
General characteristics[1]
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 35 (Pacific service)
Operations	Invasion of Normandy (6–25 June 1944) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (29 May–10 June 1945)
Awards	American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

USSLST-981 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-981 was laid down on 9 December 1943, at theBoston Navy Yard;launched on 27 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Helen Madden; andcommissioned on 11 March 1944.^[2]

DuringWorld War II,LST-981 was assigned to theEuropean Theater and participated in theinvasion of Normandy in June 1944. Transferred to theAsiatic-Pacific Theater, she engaged in theassault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.^[2]

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in theFar East until mid-May 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 30 July 1946, and struck from theNavy list on 28 August, that same year. On 12 December 1947, the ship was sold to theSalco Iron & Metal Co. for scrapping.^[2]

LST-981 earned twobattle stars for World War II service.^[2]

• Photo gallery of USSLST-981 at NavSource Naval History

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