USS_LST-941 Knowpia

	Brunei Bay Area, Labuan , 10 June 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, General Officer Commanding I Corps arriving on Labuan Island, soon after the Australian Landing in the area during the Operation Oboe 6. The landing party is disembarking from USS LST-941's LCVP #2. In the background is LSM-52.
History
United States
Name	LST-941
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3411
Laid down	28 July 1944
Launched	30 August 1944
Commissioned	22 September 1944
Decommissioned	1 May 1946
Stricken	3 July 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-941; Code letters: NVTT; ;
Honors and; awards	2 × battle star
Fate	Sold for commercial service, 28 March 1947
Status	Fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light); 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load); 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching);
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft; Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m); Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m);
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,800 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;
Service record
Operations:	Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines; Palawan Island landings (1–3 March 1945); Visayan Island landings (26–28 March, 2–4 April 1945) ; Borneo operations; Labuan Island landing, Brunei Bay (10 June 1945);
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-941 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 edit

LST-941 was laid down on 28 July 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 30 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Roland Gariepy; and commissioned on 22 September 1944.^[3]^[2]

Service history edit

During World War II LST-941 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945,^[3] and the Labuan Island landing, Brunei Bay, in June 1945.^[2]

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until 25 October 1945.^[3] In December 1945, Lieutenant Paul W. Phillips, USNR, took command of the ship.^[2] LST-941 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 1 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 28 March 1947, she was sold to Francis R. Stolz for operation.^[3]

Awards edit

LST-941 earned two battle stars for World War II service.^[3]

Notes edit

Bibliography edit

Online resources

"LST-941". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 June 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
"USS LST-941". Navsource.org. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

External links edit

Photo gallery of USS LST-941 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-2] Navsource 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

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