USS LST-31
Tank landing ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS LST-31 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used exclusively in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not originally named and is properly referred to by her hull designation. Later she was named for Addison County, Vermont. She was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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LST-31 off-loading over the beach at Englhi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, c. February–March 1944 | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-31 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 2 February 1943 |
Launched | 5 June 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Maurice Endres |
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Decommissioned | 8 January 1946 |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | 5 × battle stars |
Fate | Loaned to Japan 1946 |
Japan | |
Name | Q005 |
Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
In service | 8 January 1946 |
Out of service | date unknown |
Fate | Returned to US Naval custody, 1948 |
United States | |
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Namesake | Addison County, Vermont |
Renamed | Addison County, 1 July 1955 |
Stricken | 11 August 1955 |
Fate | Sunk as target |
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 3 |
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