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USS LST-913

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Papa - Sierra
NVPS

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

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While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS LST-913 came under the control of;
LST Flotilla Thirty-Six, CAPT. D.F.J. Shea USN (23);
LST Group One Hundred Six, CDR. O.P. Thomas Jr. USN (26);
LST Division Two Hundred Eleven for the Okinawa operation, and participated in the following campaigns;

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September1944	Leyte operation Leyte landings, 5 to 18 November 1944
	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS LST-913 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
30 October to 1 November 1945
16 November to 15 December 1945

Final Disposition, sold for operation,18 June 1948, to Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, TX

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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)

2,366 t.

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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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1016091304	235k	Launching of LST-913, 26 April 1944, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA.		Ron Burger
	203k	USS LST-913 at anchor with LCT-568 deck loaded in preparation for the invasion of southern France, circa August 1944, location unknown.		John DeNoma
NH 82171	172k	USS LST-913 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945 US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 82171 and NH 74312.		Robert Hurst US Naval History and Heritage Command
NH 74312	109k
1016091305	192k	USS LST-913 beached, date and location unknown		Ron Burger

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USS LST-913
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Gwin, Lucien C., USNR	23 May 1944 - 12 December 1945
02	LTjg. Jones, Donald W., USNR	12 December 1945 - March 1946
03	LTjg. Bogardus, William D., USNR	March 1946 - 16 July 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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