USS LST-22
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USS LST-22 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II and staffed by a United States Coast Guard crew. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
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USS LST-22, unloading her cargo of Alligators and Buffalos, 9 January 1945, at Lingayen Gulf during the invasion of Luzon. Vehicles were under the command of LCOL. Lloyd Barron, CO (3RD BN, 43 INF DIV). | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-22 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 5 November 1942 |
Launched | 29 March 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. W. A. Barnes |
Commissioned | 29 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 1 April 1946 |
Stricken | 17 April 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 6 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for conversion to merchant service, 3 February 1947 |
Republic of China | |
Name | Wan Cheng |
Owner | Ming Sung Industrial Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Republic of China |
Acquired | 3 February 1947 |
Identification | IMO number: 5072357 |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 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 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 7 |
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