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USS LST-959 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.
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LST-959 was laid down on 6 October 1944, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 4 November 1944; and commissioned on 25 November 1944.
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During World War II, LST-959 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.4 `# n6 @$ M; K) K/ f. _1 a
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Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. She was decommissioned on 13 June 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July, that same year. On 10 June 1948, the ship was stripped and destroyed at Subic Bay, Philippines.4 X4 ]6 t( `3 q" b5 B4 {& ^- J
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要请教晨兄:高雄号的前身是LST-219,我在菲律宾苏比克湾潜的沉船LST是 USS LST 959,二者区别是不是很大?
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一时找不到LST 959原照,上述这张应该是同型号, R% B( K, q, |2 W2 y9 Q. d0 `
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高雄号要是沉在台北外海,深度不要超过40米,啧啧啧啧,那就是俺们沉船潜水员的福气咯 / t Z% `# G! f/ H F' p+ k
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