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LST-928 / APB-50 Cameron
511 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 1 June 1944 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham MA.; Launched, 5 July 1944; Commissioned USS LST-928, 30 July 1944. During World War II, LST-928 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in March 1945; Decommissioned, 13 December 1946; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet; Reclassifed Self-propelled Barracks Ship, (date unknown); Renamed USS Cameron (APB-50), (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final disposition, fate unknown; LST-928 earned one battle star for World War II service.
Specifications: Displacement 1,625 t.(fl), 3,640 t.(fl); Length 328'; Beam 50'; Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"; Speed 12k.; Complement 8-10 Officers, 89-100 Enlisted; Troop Capacity, approx. 130 officers and enlisted; Boats, 2 LCVP; Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns; Propulsion, 2 General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.
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