USS LST-274

	USS LST-274 and USS LST-277 on 27 May 1944
History
United States
Name	LST-274
Builder	American Bridge Co., Ambridge
Laid down	11 March 1943
Launched	15 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. R. F. Salmon
Commissioned	28 September 1943
Decommissioned	6 May 1946
Stricken	23 June 1947
Identification	Callsign: NWTY; ;
Honors &; awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 29 June 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load ; 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing;
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft; Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft;
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 shp (1,300 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 or 6 x LCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum; 350 tons main deckload;
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament; 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns ; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons;

Construction and career

LST-274 was laid down on 11 March 1943 at American Bridge Co., Seneca, Indiana. Launched on 15 August 1943 and commissioned on 28 September 1943.^[2]

She was present during the West Loch disaster and she was moored with LST-69, LST-225, LST-205, LST-43, LST-179, LST-353, and LST-39. No crew members were lost aboard the ship during that disaster.^[3]

During World War II, LST-274 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 31 January to 8 February 1944 and Battle of Saipan from 17 June to 3 July 1944.

LST-274 was decommissioned on 6 May 1946 and struck from the Navy Register on 23 June 1947.

On 29 June 1948, she was sold for scrap to Alexander Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1]

LST-274 have earned the following awards:

^ ^a ^b "Tank Landing Ship LST". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "LST-274". NHHC. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "US LST Association - LST Memories: The Second Pearl Harbor Disaster". www.uslst.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.