USS LST-922

USS LST-922 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-922 beached at Morotai, 30 May 1945, while loading a Matilda II tank of the Australian Army 2/9th Armoured Regiment for transportation to North Borneo and "Operation Oboe 6".
History
United States
Name	LST-922
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3392[1]
Laid down	26 April 1944
Launched	7 June 1944
Commissioned	29 June 1944
Decommissioned	8 July 1946
Stricken	28 August 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-922 Code letters: NVPE
Honors & awards	3 × battle star
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 June 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class & 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction 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 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	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Lingayen Gulf landings (3–18 January 1945) Zambales-Subic Bay (29–30 January 1945) Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines Palawan Island landings (1–2 March 1945) Visayan Island landings (2–4 April 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal 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

Construction

LST-922 was laid down on 26 April 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 7 June 1944; and commissioned on 29 June 1944.^[3][2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-922 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, the Zambales-Subic Bay operations in January 1945, the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, and the Visayan Island landings in April 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-922 performed occupation duty in the Far East 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 28 August, that same year. On 13 June 1948, the ship was sold to Walter W. Johnson Co., for scrapping.^[3]

Awards

LST-922 earned three battle star for World War II service.^[3]