USS LST 721
From Our Contribution
 LST 721 at Blue Beach Morotai while landing Aust Units AWM photo 109228 | |
 USS LST-721 entering San Francisco Bay c1945 US Naval History & Heritage photo NH83638 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 721 |
| Builder | Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Launched | 7 Aug 1945 |
| Completed | September 1945 |
| In service | 9 Sep 1945 |
| Out of service | 10 Jun 1947 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328 ft (99.98m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15.24m) |
| Depth | draft 8 ft 3 in fwd; 14 ft 1 in aft |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | 13 officers 104 enlisted plus 163 troops |
Armament:
- 2 x twin 40mm gun mounts
- 4 x single 40mm gun mounts
- 12 x single 20mm gun mounts
Remarks
LST-721 was laid down on 3 July 1944 by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. of Indiana. She was launched on 7 Aug 1944 and commissioned on 9 September 1944. LST-721 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Visayan Island landings between March and April 1945, and the Balikpapan operation during June and July 1945.
Following the war, LST-721 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945. She was decommissioned on 24 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August. The ship was reinstated for a short period from 21 Nov 1946 to 10 June 1947, after which she was sold to Green's Bayou Transports, New Orleans on 8 Mar 1948.