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USS LST-968 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

LST-968 was laid down on 7 November 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 9 December 1944; and commissioned on 3 January 1945.^[3]

Service history

Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 2 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 15 August, that same year. On 10 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas, for operation.^[3]

Notes

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-968". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
"USS LST-968". Navsource.org. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-968 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2017-2] Navsource 2017.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-3] DANFS 2015.

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