USS LST-38
 Left to Right; LST-122, LST-38, LST-221 and LST-456 beached at Finschhaven, New Guinea, April 1944.
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| History | |
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| Name | LST-38 |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 12 May 1943 |
| Launched | 27 July 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 March 1946 |
| Reclassified | Tank Landing Ship (Hospital), 15 September 1945 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1946 |
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| Honors and awards |  4 × battle stars |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 5 December 1947 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| 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 |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | LST Flotilla 13 |
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USS LST-38 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
[edit]LST-38 was laid down on 14 April 1943, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by the Dravo Corporation; launched on 27 July 1943; sponsored by Bertha Karpinski; and commissioned on 3 September 1943.[2]
Service history
[edit]During World War II, LST-38 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in January and February 1944; the Admiralty Islands landings in March and April 1944, the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944; and the Battle of Guam in July 1944.[2]
Post-war decommissioning
[edit]Following the war, LST-38 was redesignated LST(H)-38 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945.[2]
Upon her return to the United States, the ship was decommissioned on 26 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 1 May 1946. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to the Ships and Power Equipment Co., of Barber, New Jersey, and subsequently scrapped. [2]
Awards
[edit]LST-38 earned four battle stars for World War II service.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "LST-38". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "USS LST-38". NavSource Online. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-38.
- Photo gallery of USS LST-38 at NavSource Naval History
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