USS LST-1104

USS LST-1104 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.

History
United States
Name	USS LST-1104
Laid down	1 December 1944
Launched	17 January 1945
Commissioned	8 February 1945
Decommissioned	8 July 1946
Fate	Sold, 28 April 1947
Stricken	22 May 1947
Honours and awards	one battle star
Argentina
Name	Samba, BDT-12
Acquired	28 April 1947
Out of service	1958
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class LST
Displacement	1,490 tons (light); 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
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 (full load)
Propulsion	Two diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max); 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Complement	7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament	8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns

Operational history

LST-1104 was laid down on 1 December 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 17 January 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Walter G. Koch; and commissioned on 8 February 1945.

During World War II, LST-1104 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early April 1946. She was decommissioned on 8 July 1946. On 28 April 1947, the ship was sold to the Quarterman Corp. for operation, and sailed under the Panamanian flag. She was struck from the Navy list on 22 May 1947.

LST-1104 earned one battle star for World War II service.

Argentine service

In Argentine service, LST-1104 was briefly renamed Samba, possibly only before she was taken up by the Argentine Navy, where she was redesignated BDT-12. She was retired in 1958.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Bibliography

• Friedman, Norman (2002). US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.

External links

• history.navy.mil: USS LST-1104
• navsource.org: USS LST-1104