USS LST-920

USS LST-920 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

USS LST-920 photographed c. 1945-1946.
History
United States
Name: LST-920
Builder: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number: 3390[1]
Laid down: 26 April 1944
Launched: 29 May 1944
Commissioned: 17 June 1944
Decommissioned: 8 July 1946
Struck: 14 March 1947
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 1 × battle star
Fate: Sold for commercial operations, 17 June 1948
United States
Name: Stanolind 55
Owner: Standard Oil of Indiana
Acquired: 17 June 1948
Fate: sold, 1951
Brazil
Name: Guarap
Owner:
  • Empreza Internacional de Transportes
  • Companhia Paulista de Commercio Maritimo
Acquired: 1951
Refit: modified for cargo handling
Status: sold for scrapping, 23 June 1972
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short 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:
Propulsion:
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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 36
Operations: Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (7 June 1945)
Awards:

Construction

LST-920 was laid down on 26 April 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 29 May 1944; and commissioned on 17 June 1944,[3] with Ensign Harry N. Schultz, USNR, in command.[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-920 was first assigned to the European Theatre, sailing in convoy HXM 30.[2] She was later reassigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.[3]

Following the war, she performed occupation duty and saw service in China until early March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 8 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 14 March 1947. On 17 June 1948, the ship was sold to Standard Oil of Indiana,[3] for commercial operation, she was renamed Stanolind 55.[2] In 1951, she was sold to Empreza Internacional de Transportes of Brazil.[2]

Brazilian service

In Brazilian service, LST-920 was renamed Guarape. She was modified at Higgins, in New Orleans, Louisiana, for cargo handling. Four hatches were added to the main deck and four derricks. She was later sold to Companhia Paulista de Commercio Maritimo, of Santos, Brazil, where she retained her name. She was finally scrapped 23 June 1972.[2]

Awards

LST-920 earned one battle stars for World War II service.[3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
    2. Navsource 2017.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-920". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 21 May 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
    • "USS LST-920". Navsource.org. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.


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