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History
Name	USS LST-818
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	8 September 1944
Launched	18 October 1944
Commissioned	9 November 1944
Decommissioned	16 July 1946
Stricken	28 August 1946
Honours and awards	1 battle star (World War II), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Fate	Scrapped
Notes	International Radio Call Sign: November Hotel Foxtrot Papa
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help) 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	list error: <br /> list (help) 8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) • 6 × 40 mm guns • 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-818 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.

LST-818 was laid down on 8 September 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 18 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Roscoe B. Huffman; and commissioned on 9 November 1944, Lt (jg) Robert B. Bradley USNR in command.

During World War II, LST-818 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from March through June 1945.

In the 8 months following the end of the war, the ship and crew transported Marines, soldiers, artilery, other armaments, and war supplies to Honolulu. In 1946 a tsunami caused by the 1946 Aelutian islands earthquake struck the Hawaiian islands and LST 818 was assigned to carry medical supplies and food for relief to the residents of Hilo, Hawaii, and Maui.

En route to San Francisco for decomisioning, LST 818 made landfall at the Farallon Islands after 14 days of sailing. During the trip from Pearl Harbor she escorted three Yard Minesweepers (YMS) one of which experienced intermittent engine failure requiring a tow cable from LST-818'.' At port in San Francisco the crew prepared for decommissioning. However, after several weeks of waiting in line behind the many other ships, LST-818 set sail for Seattle where shorter decomissioning lines were rumored. LST 818 arrived in Seattle in early July.

The tank landing ship was decommissioned on 16 July 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 28 August that same year. LST-818 On 17 September 1947, the ship was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, Wash., and subsequently scrapped.

LST-814 earned one battle star for World War II service.^[1]

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

Category:LST-542-class tank landing ships Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Category:Ships built in Indiana Category:1944 ships