USS LST 614
From Our Contribution
 LSTs at Hollandia | |
 Anchored off Morotai | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 614 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, Illinois |
| Launched | 6 May 1944 |
| In service | 22 May 1944 |
| Out of service | 30 Jun 1946 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328 ft (100m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15.24) |
| Depth | 3' 11" (1.2m) fwd during landings |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 11 knots (20.4 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew of 117, troops 163 |
Remarks
USS LST 614 was assigned to the Asiatic - Pacific theatre of operations and she participated in the landings on Morotai (15 Sep 1944) before those American landings on Leyte (16 - 28 Oct 1944), on Luzon (6 - 17 Jan 1945) and at Mindanao Island (17 - 23 Apr 1945) in the Philippines. She was involved in carrying Australian personnel and stores to Labuan island from Morotai in late June 1945. She was hit by Japanese bombers off Mindoro (photo on internet) and caught fire but appears to have survived without major disruption to her service.
Following the end of the war LST 614 was assigned to Occupation and Chinese service from 2 Sep 1945 until 20 Jun 1946. She was sold on 13 Feb 1948 to Bosey, in the Philippines.