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USS Jennings County (LST-846)
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 USS LST-846 (1945 - 1955)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Kilo - India
 NIKI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons






Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (5-Vietnam)
Second Row - Presidential Unit Citation (2) - Navy Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended)
Third Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Fourth Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1)
Fifth Row - Vietnam Service Medal (9) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6) United Nations Service Medal
Sixth Row - Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 27 October 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.
  • Launched, 12 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-846, 9 January 1945
  • During World War II USS LST-846 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 14 October 1949, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 3 November 1950, LT. Marion V. Reeder in command
  • During the Korean War USS LST-846 participated in the following campaign:
    Korean War
    Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter
    9 to 12 September 1951
    13 to 22 October 1951

  • Named USS Jennings County (LST-846), 1 July 1955
  • Decommissioned, 7 December 1955, at San Diego
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 11 June 1966
  • During the Vietnam War USS Jennings County (LST-846) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    7 November to 31 December 1966
    11 March to 31 May 1967     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 June to 14 September 1969
    14 to 31 October 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 June to 26 August 1967
    12 October 1967 to 29 January 1968     		Vietnam Winter-Spring 1969
    1 November 1969 to 1 April 1970
    Tet Counteroffensive
    30 January to 1 April 1968     		Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    2 to 14 April 1968
    26 April to 9 June 1968     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    30 June to 12 August 1970
    Tet 69/Counteroffensive
    1 May to 8 June 1969     		.

  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1970
  • Sold for service as an ore barge for a mining company
  • Final Dispostion, fate unknown
  • USS LST-846 earned one battle star for the Korean War and nine campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
    Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    Length 328' o.a.
    Beam 50'
    Draft
    (light) - 2' 4" fwd, 7' 6" aft
    (sea-going) 8' 3" fwd, 14' 1" aft
    (landing) 3' 11" fwd, 9' 10" aft (landing w/500 ton load)
    Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    7 officers, 104 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    16 officers, 147 enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
    Typical loads
    One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
    Additional capacity included sectional pontoons carried on each side of vessel amidships, to either build Rhino Barges or use as causeways. Married to the bow ramp, the causeways would enabled payloads to be delivered ashore from deeper water or where a beachhead would not allow the vessel to be grounded forward after ballasting
    Armament (varied with availability when each vessel was outfitted. Retro-fitting was accomplished throughout WWII. The ultimate armament design for United States vessels was
    2 - Twin 40MM gun mounts w/Mk. 51 directors
    4 - Single 40MM gun mounts
    12 single 20MM gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    Jennings County 30k USS LST-846 entering Haiphong harbor, French-Indochina, circa 1946-49. André Pilon
    Jennings County 41k USS LST-846 at anchor, Hong Kong, BCC, 30 September 1948. LST Home Port web site
    Jennings County 50k USS Jennings County (LST-846) at anchor, off South Vietnam, date unknown. CAPT. Edward C. Ruff USN Ret.
    View the USS LST-846 / USS Jennings County (LST-846)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
    Brownwater Navy in Vietnam Web Book
    LST Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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