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USS LST 224

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USS LST 224
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Sister ship LST 225
History
Name USS LST 224
Owner US Navy
Builder Chicago Bridge & Iron Co
Launched 31 Aug 1943
Completed 23 Sep 1943
In service September 1943
Out of service 22 Mar 1946
Fate Sold 9 Apr 1948 for scrap to Bethlehem Steel Co.
General characteristics
Type Landing Ship Tank
Tonnage 4,080 tons
Length 328 ft (99.97 m)
Beam 50 ft (15.24 m)
Depth 14 ft 1 inch (4.29 m)
Propulsion twin propellers
Speed 11.6 knots (21 km/h)
Capacity 13 Officers and 104 enlisted crew with capacity to carry 163 troops



Remarks

USS LST 224 was assigned to the Pacific theatre and she participated in landings on:

  • the Marshall Islands (Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls) January / February 1944, and the Eniwetok Atoll - February 1944
  • Saipan - June / July 1944
  • Tinian -July 1944
  • Southern Palau Islands - September / October 1944
  • Iwo Jima - February 1945


In addition she was involved in the Australian landing at Balikpapan in Dutch Borneo.

Soldiers carried

Morotai to Balikpapan 7 - 10 Jul 1945