USS LST-29
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USS LST-29 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 named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
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USS LST-29 approaches a pontoon causeway at Kwajalein, soon after the Island's capture in February 1944. | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-29 |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 8 January 1943 |
Launched | 17 May 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. C. F. Lockton |
Commissioned | 10 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 March 1946 |
Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 4 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold, 17 June 1946 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Installed power |
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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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