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USS LST-140

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Quebec - Golf
NGQG

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, 10 November 1943, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 8 January 1944

Commissioned USS LST 140, 9 February 1944, LT. Richard W. Mickelsen in command

During World War II USS LST-140 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following actions/campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East
Convoy UGS-36, 1 April 1944	Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 22 September 1944

Decommissioned, 5 January 1946, at Mobile AL.

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946

Final Disposition, sold, 18 September 1947 to the Southern Shipwrecking Co., New Orleans, LA. for scrapping

USS LST-140 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

13 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

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1016014004	140k	*713th Railway Operating Battalion* high sided 20 ton gondola car being pulled off USS LST-140 on temporary tracks, location unknown, circa 1943-44. Photo from www.flickr.com - U.S. Army Transportation Museum	John Spivey
	109k	USS LST-140 and USS LST-526 loading for the invasion of Southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
	168k	USS LST-140 and USS LST-74 loading for the invasion of southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944	Rich Heller Webmaster The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
	171k	USS LST-526, USS LST-140, USS LST-74 and USS LST-174 loading for the invasion of southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944	Rich Heller Webmaster The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
	90k	USS LST-140, USS LST-120, and USS LST-77 beached while unloading at the Gulf of St. Tropez, France, 25 October 1944	Robert Rutter, photo by his grandfather CAPT. Anthony Kohout Jr. ex CO USS LST-77
	45k	USS LST-140 preparing to load railroad cars at Oran, Algeria for delivery to Marseilles, France.	Wesley E. Reed QM2/c USS LST-140
	26k	USS LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., October 1945	Wesley E. Reed QM2/c USS LST-140
	42k	USS LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., December 1945	Wesley E. Reed QM2/c USS LST-140