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USS LST-961

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Construction
Service history
Awards
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

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Ship caption= USS LST-961 photographed {{circa}} 1944-46.
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Ship name= LST-961

Ship builder= Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts

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Ship laid down= 13 October 1944

Ship launched= 11 November 1944

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Ship commissioned= 6 December 1944

Ship decommissioned= 23 July 1946

Ship struck= 28 August 1946

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Ship honors = 2 × battle stars

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Ship fate= Sold for scraping, 10 December 1947

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Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (15 May–10 June 1945)
Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines
- Palawan Island landings (1–2 March 1945)

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China Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

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USS LST-961 was an {{sclass-|LST-542|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-961 was laid down on 13 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 11 November 1944; and commissioned on 6 December 1944,{{sfn|DANFS|2015}} with Lieutenant Harold A. Dabroe, USNR, in command.{{sfn|Navsource|2017}}

Service history

During World War II, LST-961 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 23 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August, that same year. On 10 December 1947, the ship was sold to The Learner Co., Oakland, California, for scrapping.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}

Awards

LST-961 earned two battle stars for World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS|2015}}

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

{{refbegin}}Online resources

{{cite DANFS

| last =
| first =
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/LST-961.html
| title = LST-961
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| date = 4 August 2015
| accessdate = 17 June 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS|2015}}

{{cite web

| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/bethhingham.htm
| title = Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 11 August 2011
| accessdate = 17 June 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Bethlehem-Hingham|2011}}

{{cite web

| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160961.htm
| title= USS LST-961
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 5 May 2017
| accessdate= 17 June 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2017}}{{Refend}}

External links

{{navsource|10/16/160961|USS LST-961}}

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