USS LST-875

History
United States
Name	USS LST-875
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	18 October 1944
Launched	29 November 1944
Commissioned	22 December 1944
Decommissioned	22 April 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-875 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.

LST-875 was laid down on 18 October 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 29 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Karl R. Zimmermann; and commissioned on 22 December 1944.

Service history[edit]

During World War II, LST-875 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She was decommissioned on 22 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July that same year. On 2 July 1948, the ship was transferred to the Philippine Navy where she served as RPS Misamis Oriental (LT-40).RPS Misamis Oriental Ferried soldiers of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea during the Korean War.

LST-875 earned one battle star for World War II service.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.