USS LST-1108

USS LST-1108 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.

LST-1108 at Rongerik Atoll on 8 March 1946, while assisting in the evacuation of Bikini Atoll's indigenous population ahead of Operation Crossroads.
History
United States
Name	USS LST-1108
Laid down	16 December 1944
Launched	1 February 1945
Commissioned	27 February 1945
Decommissioned	15 August 1946
Fate	Sold, 10 January 1948
Stricken	25 September 1946
Argentina
Name	ARA Cabo San Sebastian (BDT-11)
Acquired	1948
Out of service	1966
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class LST
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	Two diesel 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

Operational history

LST-1108 was laid down on 16 December 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 1 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Edward H. Barnard; and commissioned on 27 February 1945.

Following World War II, LST-1108 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. She was decommissioned on 15 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year. On 10 January 1948, the ship was sold for service in Argentina and renamed Doña Irma.^[1]

Argentine service

In Argentine Navy service, Doña Irma was renamed ARA Cabo San Sebastian (BDT-11) (Buque Desembarco de Tanques). She was retired in 1966.^[2]