USS LST-906 was an in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-906 was laid down on 24 January 1944 at Hingham, Massachusetts

Hingham, Massachusetts

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, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 11 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Levine; and commissioned on 27 April 1944.

During World War II, LST-906 was assigned to the European Theatre

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While in the Mediterranean

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, Seabee

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s converted LST-906 into a makeshift aircraft carrier

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 sporting a custom-built mesh airstrip above deck. She was the base for 6 USAAF

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 L-4B Grasshoppers flown as artillery spotters for the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division during the Invasion of southern France

Operation Dragoon

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 in September 1944. LST-906 was one of six LSTs so converted.

While at anchor at Leghorn

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, Italy

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, heavy seas on 18 October 1944 caused LST-906 to drag anchor and run aground. On 6 December a storm caused further damage to the still-grounded ship.

The ship was decommissioned on 20 May 1945, struck from the Navy list on 22 June 1945, and sold for scrap soon thereafter.

LST-906 earned one battle star for World War II service.