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USS LST-26
American tank landing ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS LST-26 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II and manned by a United States Coast Guard crew. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
![]() USS LST-26 unloading on the beach at Tanah Merah Bay, Hollandia, Dutch East Indies, c. April–May 1944. LST-22 is the LST alongside USS LST-26. The LST in the far distance is unidentified. | |
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Name | LST-26 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 16 November 1942 |
Launched | 31 March 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Mathilda B. Coulter |
Commissioned | 7 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 April 1946 |
Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
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Fate | Sold for commercial service, 17 June 1946 |
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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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Part of: | LST Flotilla 7 |
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