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USS LST-1
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USS LST-1 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy built during World War II. She was the lead ship in her class of 390 and like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
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![]() USS LST-1 underway soon after completion c. December 1942, in the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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Name | LST-1 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 10 June 1942 |
Launched | 7 September 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Laurence T. Haugen |
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Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |
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Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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