USS LST-1130
USS LST-1130 was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[2]
Construction and commissioning
LST-1130 was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois. Launched on 27 February 1945 and commissioned on 20 March 1945.[3]
During World War II, LST-1130 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She was assigned to occupation and China from 23 September to 2 December 1945, 24 June to 25 July 1946 and 26 July to 24 November 1946.[4]
She was decommissioned on 23 March 1948 and was struck from the Naval Register on 12 March 1948. On 23 March 1948, following a grounding at Yap, Caroline Islands, which left the ship in a condition beyond economical repair.
Awards
LST-1130 have earned the following awards:
- China Service Medal (extended)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Citations
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "LST-1130". NHHC. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Sources
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury (1962). Treasury Decisions Under the Customs, Internal Revenue, Industrial Alcohol, Narcotic and Other Laws, Volume 97. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.
- Fairplay International Shipping Journal Volume 222. United Kingdom: Fairplay Publishing Limited. 1967.
