USS LST-749

USS LST-749 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy.

Laid down on 10 April 1944 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Dravo Corporation, Neville Island; launched on 20 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George W. Scott; and commissioned on 23 June 1944.

During World War II, LST 749 was assigned to the Pacific theater and participated in the Leyte landings in October and November 1944.

On the way to Mindoro, Philippines, in the Sulu Sea, she was struck by a Japanese kamikaze on 21 December 1944.

The plane crashed into the bridge of the LST, instantly killing many of the navy personnel on board.