USS LST 181
From Our Contribution
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 12 Mar 1944 Cape Sudest | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 181 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co. (Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.A.) |
| Launched | 3 Jul 1943 |
| Completed | 1 Aug 1943 |
| In service | 21 Aug 1943 |
| Out of service | 4 Mar 1946 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328' (99.97m) |
| Beam | 50' (15.24m) |
| Depth | 8'3" (2.51m) fwd, 14'1" (4.27m) rear seagoing |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew 13 Offrs 104 enlisted; troops 16 + 147 |
Remarks
Following her launch LST 181 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theatre of operations with a United States Coast Guard crew. In April 1944 LST 181 was involved in the landings at Hollandia and Aitape in New Guinea, in May 1944 landings at Arara in Northern New Guinea and Wadke Island and in September 1944 the landing at Morotai. In Mar 1945 she was involved in the landing at Cebu in the Philippines, and on 1 Jul 1945 the landing at Balikpapan.
Armament was 1 3" gun; 1 x 40mm, and 6 x 20mm.
LST-181 was decommissioned on 4 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 9 December 1946, she was sold to the Construction Power Machinery Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y.