LST-1
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | LST-class Landing Ship |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Laid Down | 20 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 14 Dec 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
| Displacement | 1,625 tons standard; 4,080 tons full |
| Length | 328 feet |
| Beam | 50 feet |
| Draft | 9 feet |
| Machinery | Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, two rudders |
| Power Output | 900 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Range | 24,000nm at 9 knots while 3,960 tons |
| Crew | 129 |
| Armament | 2x2x40mm guns with Mk. 51 directors, 4x40mm guns, 12x20mm guns, optional other types of guns |
| Troop Accommodations | 14 officers, 131 enlisted |
| Cargo Capacity | 1,900 tons |
| Boats | 2 or 6 LCVP |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseLST-1 was the leading ship of the LST-class tank landing ships, sponsored by Mrs. Laurence T. Haugen and commissioned to Lieutenant W. L. Chessman. She was assigned to the European War, participating during the Allied invasions of Sicily in Jul 1943, Anzio and Nettuno, Italy in Sep 1943, Salerno, Italy in Jan-Mar 1944, and Normandy, France in Jun 1944. After the war, she was sold to the Ships Power and Equipment Company of Barber, New Jersey, United States on 5 Dec 1947 for scrapping.
ww2dbaseSources: NavSource, United States Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
Last Major Revision: Oct 2007
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LST-1 Operational Timeline
| 14 Dec 1942 | LST-1 was commissioned into service. |
| 21 May 1946 | LST-1 was decommissioned from service. |
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14 Oct 2013 10:48:41 AM
My dad was a communications officer, Lt. John T. Black, on the LST 818, in Leyte.
12 Jun 2019 01:27:07 PM
My uncle was a gunner on LST208
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26 May 2013 10:18:56 PM
any photos on the LST Delta
my dad who died in1973 talked about the ship he said he severed
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