USS LST-872 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.

History
United States
NameUSS LST-872
BuilderJeffboat
Laid down18 November 1944
Launched28 December 1944
Commissioned22 January 1945
Decommissioned8 July 1946
Fate
  • Sold,
  • 27 October 1947
Stricken15 August 1946
Argentina
NameARA Cabo San Gonzalo (BDT-4/Q44)
Acquired27 October 1947
Out of service1979
IdentificationIMO number5402069
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class LST
Displacement
  • 1,490 tons (light);
  • 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • 8 ft (2.4 m) forward;
  • 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load)
PropulsionTwo diesel engines, two shafts
Speed
  • 10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max);
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Complement7 officers, 204 enlisted
Armament

Operational history

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LST-872 was laid down on 18 November 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machinery Co.; launched on 28 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Carrie I. Morris; and commissioned on 22 January 1945.

LST-872 performed no combat service with the United States Navy and was decommissioned on 8 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 August that same year. On 27 October 1947, she was sold to the Northwest Merchandising Service, renamed Doña Micaela and transferred to Argentina.[1]

Argentine service

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In Argentine Navy service, LST-872 was named ARA Cabo San Gonzalo and redesignated BDT-4 (Buque Desembarco de Tanques), later Q44. She was retired in 1979.[2]

References

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  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Notes

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  1. ^ Friedman, p. 569
  2. ^ ArmadaArgentina

Bibliography

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  • Friedman, Norman (2002). US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.
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