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.

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]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
  2. ^ a b Navsource 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d DANFS.

Bibliography

Online resources

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_LST-922
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