USS LST-766

History
United States
Name	USS LST-766
Builder	American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down	13 July 1944
Launched	30 August 1944
Commissioned	25 September 1944
Decommissioned	19 March 1946
Stricken	5 June 1946
Identification	IMO number: 5072369
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II)
Fate	Sold, 24 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542 class
Type	Landing Ship, Tank
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, twin shafts/rudders
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range	24,000 nm at 9 knots
Troops	163
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	7 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 4 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS LST-766 was an LST-542-class Landing Ship, Tank in the United States Navy during World War II that took part in the amphibious landings during the war in the Far East.