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USS LST-994

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Mike - Mike
NKMM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LST-994 was sold to Argentina and named ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7)

542-Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 12 March 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.

Launched, 17 April 1944

Commissioned USS LST-994, 17 May 1944, LT. Richard P. Gonder, USNR in command

During World War II USS LST-994 was assigned to the Europe-Africa Middle East Theater and later in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates

Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS LST-994 came under the command 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

Following World War II USS LST-994 was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
15 September to 23 October 1945
10 November 1945 to 14 April 1946	10 November 1945 to 14 April 1946

Decommissioned, 31 July 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946

Sold, 23 December 1947, to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co., named Doña Flora

Resold in 1947 to the government of Argentina, renamed ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7)

USS LST-994 earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1966, fate unknown

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-994
	131k	Commandant’s Circular No. 18-44, 7 April 1944, outlining the schedule for the 17 April 1944 launchings of *LST-994* and *LST-995*. Most LSTs built by the Boston Navy Yard were built in pairs. The circular identifies the sponsors, who were shipyard workers chosen by their fellow employees. (Records of the Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15404)	Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. 02129
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	163k	Printed program for the 17 April 1944 launching of *LST-994* and *LST-995* from Shipways No. 1 of the Boston Navy Yard. (Records of the Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-15404)	Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. 02129
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	268k	The sponsors for *LST-994* and *LST-995* and their matrons of honor pose with Boston Navy Yard Commandant Rear Admiral Robert A. Theobald at the launching ceremony on 17 April 1944. From left to right are Mrs. Mary L. Smith, matron of honor, USS LST-995; Mrs. Lillian A. Finnerty, sponsor, USS LST-995; Admiral Theobald; Miss Gertrude Holber, sponsor, USS LST-994; and Mrs. Viola Boudrow, matron of honor, USS LST-994. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11716)	Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. 02129
1016088423	171k	Launching of *LST-994* at Boston Navy Yard, 17 April 1944. U.S. Navy photo	Jana Nicol for her father Duane D. Nicol LST-994 Quartermaster
1016088424	410k	USS LST-994 combat loaded while underway in the Atlantic or Mediterranean, circa summer-autumn 1944.	Jana Nicol for her father Duane D. Nicol LST-994 Quartermaster
1016088425	76k	USS LST-994 at anchor, date and location unknown	Jana Nicol for her father Duane D. Nicol LST-994 Quartermaster
1016088426	256k	USS LST-994 looking aft from the bow to the superstructure, date and location unknown	Jana Nicol for her father Duane D. Nicol LST-994 Quartermaster
	80k	USS LST-994 at anchor with *LCT-1040* loaded on her main deck, date and location unknown. *LST-994* delivered the LCT to the European Theater.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	46k	USS LST-994 leaving Pearl Harbor, April 1945.	Richard B. Bailey to honor his father Harold W. Bailey RD1/c USS LST-994
	52k	USS LST-994 Black Gang, date unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	45k	USS LST-994 and USS LST-550 unloading at Okinawa, date unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	65k	USS LST-994 crew members, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	351k	USS LST-994 moored on the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, China, 11 February 1946.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	58k	Japanese Prisoners of War waiting to board USS LST-994, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	57k	USS LST-994 with Japanese Prisoners of War aboard, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	114k	Anthony Marteliano on the deck of USS LST-994 with Japanese Prisoners of War aboard, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	47k	USS LST-994 at anchor with Japanese Prisoners of War aboard, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	69k	USS LST-994 unloading amphibious vehicles at Leyte, date unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	33k	USS LST-994 unloading amphibious vehicles at Leyte, date unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	82k	USS LST-994 crew photo, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
	75k	USS LST-994 crew mustered on the main deck, date and location unknown.	Rob Wade for Anthony D. Marteliano MoMM2/cUSS LST-994 (deceased)
ARA Cabo San Pablo (BDT-7)
	86k	Ex-USS LST-994 in Argentine naval service as *ARA Cabo San Pablo* (BDT-7)**, drydocked, dates and locations unknown. These photos seem to show the ship in dry dock at two different times and locations. Photos courtesy Histarmar.com	Robert Hurst
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	34k	Ex-USS LST-994 in Argentine naval service as *ARA Cabo San Pablo* (BDT-7)**, in harbor, date and locations unknown. Photos courtesy Histarmar.com	Robert Hurst
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USS LST-994
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Gonder, Richard P., USNR	17 May 1944 - 25 October 1945
02	LT. Kimball, Thomas R., USNR	25 October 1945 - 7 December 1945
03	LT. Webster, Thomas C., USNR	7 December 1945 - 21 January 1946
04	LTjg. Crews, Walter P., USNR	21 January 1946 - 31 July 1946


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
Journal of Duane D. Nicol
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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