USS LST-960 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-960 was laid down on 11 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 8 November 1944; and commissioned on 2 December 1944.[3][2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-960 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April and May 1945.[3]

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 2 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. On 4 April 1948, she was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Washington, for scrapping.[3]

Awards

LST-960 earned one battle star for World War II service.[3]

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.
  2. ^ a b Navsource 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d DANFS.

Bibliography

Online resources

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_LST-960
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