USS LST-919

History
United States
Name: USS LST-919
Laid down: 11 April 1944
Launched: 17 May 1944
Commissioned: 31 May 1944
Decommissioned: 5 August 1946
Fate:
  • Sold,
  • 10 January 1948
Struck: 25 September 1946
Honours and
awards:		 three battle stars
Argentina
Name: ARA Cabo San Isidro BDT-6
Acquired: 14 November 1948
Out of service: 1968
General characteristics
Class & type: LST-542-class LST
Displacement:
  • 1,490 tons (light);
  • 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
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 (full load)
Propulsion: Two diesel engines, two shafts
Speed:
  • 10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max);
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Complement: 7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament:

USS LST-919 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.

LST-919 was laid down on 11 April 1944 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc; launched on 17 May 1944, and commissioned on 29 May 1944.

During World War II, LST-919 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

Leyte landings—October and November 1944 Lingayen Gulf landing — January 1945 Mindanao Island landings — April 1945

Following the war, LST-919 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 5 August 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 25 September that same year. On 10 January 1948, the ship was sold to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co. for operation, and was transferred to Argentina [1]

In Argentine service, LST-998 was named ARA Cabo San Isidro and redesignated BDT-6 (Buque Desembarco de Tanques), later Q46. She was retired in 1979.[2] She still existed at the time of the Falklands War, but was not available for use.

LST-919 earned three 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.

  1. ↑ Friedman, p. 571
  2. ↑ ArmadaArgentina

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