LST-1-class landing ship tank
 USS LST-205 launching a LCT at Saipan on 20 June 1944 |
| History |
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 United States |
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| Name | LST-205 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca |
| Laid down | 5 August 1942 |
| Launched | 13 April 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Doris DeHaven |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 2 April 1946 |
| Reclassified | LST(H)-205, 15 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Identification | |
Honors and
awards | See Awards |
| Fate | Scrapped, 4 June 1948 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
- 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
- 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
- Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
- Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
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| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | |
| 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 |
| Capacity |
- 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
- 350 tons main deckload
|
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Armament | |
USS LST-205 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
Construction and career
LST-205 was laid down on 5 August 1942 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, Indiana. Launched on 12 April 1943 and commissioned on 15 May 1943.[2]
During World War II, LST-205 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operations from 21 November to 8 December 1943.
She was present during the West Loch disaster and she was moored with LST-69, LST-225, LST-274, LST-43, LST-179, LST-353, and LST-39. No crew members were lost aboard the ship during that disaster.[3] She was then sent to take part in the Battle of Biak Island from 9 to 13 June 1944. The ship again took part in the Battle of Saipan from 17 June to 3 July 1944 and the Leyte landings from 20 October and 19 to 29 November 1944.
On 15 September 1945, she was redesigned as a hospital tank landing ship.
LST-205 was decommissioned on 2 April 1946 and struck from the Navy Register on 5 June later that year.
On 4 June 1948, she was sold for scrap to Hughes Bros., Inc., New York City, New York.[1]
