USS LST-1060
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| History |
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| Name: |
LST-1060 |
| Builder: |
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number: |
3450 |
| Laid down: |
22 December 1944 |
| Launched: |
29 January 1945 |
| Sponsored by: |
Mrs. Alice M. Wiggin |
| Commissioned: |
24 February 1945 |
| Decommissioned: |
7 September 1946 |
| Struck: |
23 April 1947 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: |
Sold, 13 February 1948 |
| Status: |
Fate unknown |
| General characteristics |
| 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)
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| 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)
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| Installed power: |
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| Propulsion: |
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| 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: |
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| Service record |
| Part of: |
LST Flotilla 33 |
| Awards: |
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USS LST-1060 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
She was laid down on 22 December 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 29 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Alice M. Wiggin; and commissioned on 24 February 1945, Lieutenant William H. Prosser, USNR, in command.
Service history
Following World War II, LST-1060 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-July 1946. She was decommissioned on 7 September 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 23 April 1947. On 13 February 1948, the ship was sold to Bosey, Philippines.
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