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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.% H- _* L" n: d3 |
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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.- o7 T& K5 L. n' d# K' X9 ]% n
$ w( m( A) x& R8 _2 SFollowing 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.& E! q9 [, |( M/ _
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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?6 _5 P) E, c- B. m& K% W& l
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一时找不到LST 959原照,上述这张应该是同型号, h0 h: H/ n- C( Q$ E) B
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) x3 \4 |4 X# e1 Z1 H3 ^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 , i4 u6 m* C; k: | m& H
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