USS LST-225 was a LST-1-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

USS LST-225 in Peleliu on 6 September 1944
History
United States
NameLST-225
BuilderChicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca
Laid down14 April 1943
Launched4 September 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Mary Oklesen
Commissioned2 October 1943
Decommissioned30 July 1946
Stricken28 August 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards
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FateScrapped, 16 December 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity
  • 2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
  • 350 tons main deckload
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament

Construction and career

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LST-225 was laid down on 14 April 1943 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, Indiana. Launched on 4 September 1943 and commissioned on 2 October 1943.[2]

She was present during the West Loch disaster and she was moored with LST-69, LST-205, LST-274, LST-43, LST-179, LST-353, and LST-39. No crew members were lost aboard the ship during that disaster.[3]

During World War II, LST-225 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Battle of Saipan from 17 June to 3 July 1944 and the Battle of Tinian from 24 to 28 July 1944.

The ship participated in the occupation of southern Palau Islands from 6 September to 14 October 1944.

LST-225 was decommissioned on 30 July 1946 and struck from the Navy Register on 28 August later that year.

On 16 December 1947, she was sold for scrap to Learner Company, Oakland, California.[1]

Awards

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LST-225 have earned the following awards:

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Tank Landing Ship LST-205". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "LST-205". NHHC. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "US LST Association - LST Memories: The Second Pearl Harbor Disaster". www.uslst.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Sources

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