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HM LST-3
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 USS LST-3 (1943 - 1944)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Victor - Golf
 NDVG
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 29 June 1942, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA.
  • Launched, 19 September 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-3, 8 February 1943, LT. Roy E. Butler, USN, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-3 was assigned to the Europe-Africa Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July and 28 July to 17 August 1943 Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

  • Decommissioned, 23 December 1944, at Bizerte, Tunisia
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into the Royal Navy, 24 December 1944, at Bizerte, as HM LST-3
  • Known to have visited Messina, Taranto Brindisi, Bari, Venice, Trieste, Naples, Piraeus, Malta and Gibraltar
  • Was at Taranto from, 28 September 1945, for repairs
  • Sailed back to the United States by Royal Navy crew in April 1946
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 12 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 September 1947, to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • USS LST-3 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    1,625 t.(lt)
    4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    2,366 t. (beaching displacement)
    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)
    limiting 11' 2"
    maximum navigation 14' 1"
    Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)
    Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
    Complement
    9 officers
    120 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    14 officers
    131 enlisted
    Boats 6 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
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 4,300 Bbls
    Propulsion
    two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines
    single Falk Main Reduction Gears
    three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    two propellers, 1,700shp
    twin rudders
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    USS LST-3
    LST-3 159k USS LST-3 beached, date and location unknown. Steve Cournoyer for his grandfather Louis G Hines GM2/c USS LST-3
    LST-3 91k USS LST-3 beached, date and location unknown. William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 54k USS LST-3 ships officers (William R. Bruce, standing left, LT. Bruce E. Roberts engineering officer second from right back row, other officers unidentified, date unknown.. William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 52k Aboard USS LST-3, William R. Bruce (left), J.H. Herron (center), Lt. Bruce E. Roberts (right). William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 60k Aboard USS LST-3, (Kneeling L-R) C.A. Scott, A. Destefano, A. Panico, A.F. Prince, W.P. Smieskil. (Standing L-R) W. Watts, R.L. Zipperian, E.W. Kibbler, T.E. Donaghy, I. Kavas, W.R. Bruce, J.M. Herron William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 61k USS LST-3 off-loading, date and place unknown. William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 46k USS LST-3 underway in convoy during gunnery drill, date unknown. William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 66k USS LST-3 underway in convoy, date unknown. William J. Smith, Jr. for his father-in-law
    William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    LST-3 51k USS LST-3 beached in southern France in September 1944. Douglas W. Ashton for his father David Ashton USS LST-3
    LST-3 43k USS LST-3 stern mounted 40mm AA gun mount in action, date and location unknown. Steve Cournoyer for his grandfather Louis G Hines GM2/c USS LST-3
    LST-3 36k
    USS LST-3
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Butler, Roy Everett, USN8 February 1943 - 1944
    02LT. Bruce, William Rankin, USNR1944 - 23 December 1944
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Crew Roster, submitted by William J. Smith, Jr. for his father William R. Bruce USS LST-3
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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