USS LST-930
{{Short description|1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name= LST-930 |Ship builder= Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |Ship yard number= 3400{{sfn|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}} |Ship laid down= 9 June 1944 |Ship launched= 12 July 1944 |Ship sponsor= |Ship commissioned= 6 August 1944 |Ship decommissioned= 26 June 1946 |Ship struck= 31 July 1946 |Ship reclassified= Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945 |Ship honors = 18px 2 × battle star |Ship identification=*Hull symbol: LST-930
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USS LST-930/LST(H)-930 was an {{sclass|LST-542|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
LST-930 was laid down on 9 June 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 12 July 1944; and commissioned on 6 August 1944.{{sfn|DANFS}}{{sfn|Navsource|2015}}
Service history
During World War II, LST-930 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 from April through June 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}}
On 15 September 1945, she was redesignated LST(H)-930 and performed occupation duty in the Far East until late October 1945. The ship returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 31 July, that same year. On 8 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas, for operation.{{sfn|DANFS}}
Awards
LST-930 earned two battle star for World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}}
Notes
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Bibliography
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Online resources
- {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-930.html
| title = LST-930
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 27 May 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}
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- {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm
| title = Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 11 August 2011
| access-date = 27 May 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160930.htm
| title= USS LST-930
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 6 November 2015
| access-date= 27 May 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2015}}
}}
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External links
- {{navsource|10/16/160930|USS LST-930}}
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Category:LST-542-class tank landing ships
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States