USS LST-884

USS LST-884 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.

Vehicles on Iwo Jima's Red Beach, c. 25 February 1945, with LST-884 (center) and USS LST-929 (at left, with H markings on her hull) unloading in the background.
History
United States
Name	USS LST-884
Builder	Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Laid down	23 July 1944
Launched	30 September 1944
Commissioned	10 October 1945
Decommissioned	16 February 1946
Stricken	21 May 1946
Honours and awards	2 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sunk, 6 May 1946
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

LST-884 was laid down on 23 July 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 30 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Michael Durkin; and commissioned on 10 October 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-884 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945. Due to extensive damage resulting from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945, LST-884 was decommissioned on 16 February 1946, and her hulk was sunk on 6 May 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 21 May 1946.

LST-884 earned two battle stars for World War II service.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• LST-884 Okinawa after action report, January-February 1945