USS LST-919

USS LST-919, LST-922, and LST-990 beached at Mindoro Island, Philippines, 15 December 1944, unloading supplies and equipment.
History
United States
Name	LST-919
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Yard number	3389[1]
Laid down	11 April 1944
Launched	17 May 1944
Commissioned	31 May 1944
Decommissioned	5 August 1946
Stricken	25 September 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-919 Code letters: NVSB
Honors and awards	3 × battle star
Fate	Sold, 10 January 1948, resold to Argentina, 1 March 1948
Argentina
Name	Cabo San Isidro
Acquired	1 March 1948
Decommissioned	8 August 1978
Refit	converted to Motor Torpedo Boat tender, 1950
Identification	Hull symbol: BDT6
Fate	Transferred to the Naval Transport Service, 1959 Sold for scrapping, 23 March 1980
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
Service record
Operations:	Leyte landings (18 October–6 November 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–15 January 1945) Mindanao Island landings (17–23 April 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LST-919 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-919 was laid down on 11 April 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 17 May 1944; and commissioned on 31 May 1944.^[3][2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-919 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the Leyte landings in October and November 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-919 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 5 August 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 25 September, that same year. On 10 January 1948, the ship was sold to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co. for operation.^[3] On 1 March 1948, she was resold to the government of Argentina.^[2][4]

Argentine service

In Argentine service, LST-919 was renamed Cabo San Isidro and redesignated BDT-6 (Buque Desembarco de Tanques), later Q46. She was retired in 1979.^[5] She still existed at the time of the Falklands War, but was not available for use.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

LST-919 earned three battle stars for World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• Photo gallery of LST-919 at NavSource Naval History

This page was last edited on 4 February 2024, at 09:56