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Lost to enemy action, 21 December 1944
USS LST-749
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Echo - Zulu
NGEZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (21 December 1944) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
Laid down, 10 April 1944, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA.
Launched, 20 May 1944
Commissioned USS LST-749, 23 June 1944, LT. Ralph B. Flynn USN in command
During World War II USS LST-749 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following campaign:
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns |
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Leyte operation
Leyte landings, 18 October to 6 November and 19 to 29 November 1944
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Final Disposition, lost as a result of Japanese aerial attack off the Philippines, 21 December 1944
Struck from the Naval Register, 19 January 1945
USS LST-749 earned one battle star 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
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USS LST-749
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Commanding Officers
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| 01 | LT. Flynn, Ralph Benson, USN | 23 June 1944 - 21 December 1944 |
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| | 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
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 10 April 2015
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