USS LST 911
From Our Contribution
 USS LST-911 unloading RAAF No. 3 Airfield Construction Squadron at Mindoro Island, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944 - AWM photo OG1898 | |
 LST 911 after launching | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 911 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Yard number | 3381 |
| Launched | 12 Apr 1944 |
| Completed | 13 Apr 1944 |
| In service | 14 May 1944 |
| Out of service | 24 Jun 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 25 Sep 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328 ft (100m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15m) |
| Depth | draft 2.51m fwd when loaded, 4.29m aaft |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 11.6 knots (21.5km/h) |
| Capacity | 117 crew plus 163 troops |
Armament:
- 2 x twin 40mm Bofor guns
- 4 x single 40mm Bofors
- 12 x 20mm Oerlikon cannons
Remarks
On 9 Dec 1944 the LST embarked 149 men and vehicles from the Australian No.3 Airfield Construction Squadron and sailed for Mindoro on the 12th. Although the convoy came under repeated attacks by Japanese planes, the tank landing ship received no damage and disembarked her passengers and unloaded her equipment on 15 Dec 1944.
On 26 Mar 1945 in Cairns the LST loaded Australian Army medical cargo and vehicles, and got underway to Morotai, via Biak, on 30 May. With cargo unloaded on 13 June, LST-911 refueled before embarking Australian infantry, railway construction people, and petroleum experts for the invasion of Balikpapan, Borneo. Departing Morotai on 28 June, the LST disembarked the Australians in Balikpapan Bay on 5 July. Returning to Morotai, LST-911 made another ferry run to Balikpapan between 12 and 17 July.
The LST performed occupation duty in the Far East until April 1946 when she returned to Seattle, Wash., for inactivation. LST-911 decommissioned at Seattle on 24 June 1946
Campaigns
- Western New Guinea - Morotai landing
- Leyte Operation
- Luzon Operation
- Southern Phillippines - Mindanao Landing
- Borneo Operations
Soldiers carried
Cairns to Morotai 30 May - 13 June 1945
Boarded 27 May