USS LST-907

USS LST-907 and USS LST-988 moored at Civitavecchia, Italy while loading the US Army Air Force's 523rd Fighter Squadron's ground crew and equipment for sea lift to Corsica, c. 13 July 1944.
History
United States
Name	LST-907
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3377[1]
Laid down	31 January 1944
Launched	18 March 1944
Sponsored by	Miss Rosemary Leonard
Commissioned	30 April 1944
Decommissioned	18 October 1946
Stricken	25 November 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-907 Code letters: NVQA
Honors and awards	1 × battle star
Fate	Transferred to the Venezuelan Navy, 25 November 1946
Venezuela
Name	Capana
Acquired	25 November 1946
Decommissioned	1957
Identification	Hull symbol: T-11 FNV
Status	fate unknown
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load) 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Full load: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft Limiting 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) Maximum navigation 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,800 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
Speed	11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons

USS LST-907 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.

Construction

LST-907 was laid down on 31 January 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 18 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Rosemary Leonard; and commissioned on 30 April 1944.^[3]

Service history

During World War II, LST-907 was assigned to the European Theatre and participated in the invasion of southern France in September 1944.^[3]

She was decommissioned on 18 October 1946. On 25 November 1946, the ship was delivered to and commissioned in the Venezuelan Navy and struck from the Navy list that same date.^[3]

She was renamed Capana and served until 1957 as a training ship.^[2]

Awards

LST-907 earned one battle star for World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-907 at NavSource Naval History

This page was last edited on 4 February 2024, at 09:58