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USS LST 941

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USS LST 941
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10 Jun 1945 USS LST-941 LCVP #2 carrying MacArthur and Morshead arriving on Labaun Island. AWM 108831
History
Name USS LST 941
Builder Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc, Hingham, Mass.
Launched 30 Aug 1944
In service 22 Sep 1944
General characteristics



Remarks

During World War II, LST-941 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Palawan Island landings in March 1945 and the Visayan Islands landings in March and April 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early October 1945. The ship returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 1 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July that same year. On 28 March 1947, she was sold to Francis R. Stolz for operation.


Soldiers carried

Morotai to Labuan, British North Borneo 2 - ? Jun 1945