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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.: p, ?7 u- d+ o( T; z+ p: A3 m9 l% g
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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.* X& f, R! ^$ n4 N% U
9 K V; {' I# l- z, _" gFollowing 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.% i5 [$ Q7 S) f3 ~. t2 p9 x3 \
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1 x7 U% P% Z0 y$ B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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2 V; f+ l5 n. h; Y1 @一时找不到LST 959原照,上述这张应该是同型号
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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 : }! Y& {7 m. x& J! Q
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