USS LST-978
{{Short description|1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= USS LST-978 Atlantic Ocean 1 April 1945.jpg |Ship caption= USS LST-978 under way, 1 April 1945, in the Atlantic Ocean bound for the Pacific via the Panama Canal with disassembled landing craft {{USS|LCT-1441 | 2}} and {{USS|LCT-1448 | 2}} on deck.
}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name= LST-978 |Ship builder= Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |Ship yard number= 3448{{sfn|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}} |Ship laid down= 15 December 1944 |Ship launched= 20 January 1945 |Ship sponsor= Mrs. Anna H. Phelan |Ship commissioned= 15 February 1945 |Ship decommissioned= 6 June 1946 |Ship struck= 3 July 1946 |Ship reclassified= |Ship honors = |Ship identification=*Hull symbol: LST-978
|Ship fate= Sold for scrapping, 10 December 1947 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2016}} |Ship class={{sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship}} |Ship displacement={{LST-542 class tank landing ship displacement}} |Ship length={{LST-542 class tank landing ship length}} |Ship beam={{LST-542 class tank landing ship beam}} |Ship draft={{LST-542 class tank landing ship draft}} |Ship depth= |Ship power={{LST-542 class tank landing ship power}} |Ship propulsion={{LST-542 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |Ship speed= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship speed}} |Ship range={{LST-542 class tank landing ship range}} |Ship boats= {{LST-542 class tank landing ship boats}} |Ship capacity={{LST-542 class tank landing ship capacity}} |Ship troops=16 officers, 147 enlisted men |Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men |Ship armament={{LST-542 class tank landing ship armament}} |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox service record | is_ship = yes | is_multi = | label = | partof = | codes = | commanders = | operations = | victories = | awards =
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USS LST-978 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-978 was laid down on 15 December 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 20 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Anna H. Phelan; and commissioned on 15 February 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}}{{sfn|Navsource|2016}}
Service history
Following World War II, LST-978 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-December 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 6 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 10 December 1947, the ship was sold to the Salco Iron & Metal Co., for scrapping.{{sfn|DANFS}}
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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-978.html
| title = LST-978
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 27 June 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 June 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160978.htm
| title= USS LST-978
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 26 August 2016
| access-date= 27 June 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2016}}
}}
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External links
- {{navsource|10/16/160978|USS LST-978}}
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{{MARCOM ships Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard}}
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Category:LST-542-class tank landing ships
Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States