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USS LST-1057


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Foxtrot - Charlie
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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
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS LST-1057 was sold to Argentina and redesignated ARA BDT No.9
542-Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 February 1945, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 31 March 1945
  • Commissioned USS LST-1057, 7 May 1945, LT. John M. Bunch USN in command
  • During World War II USS LST-1057 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
  • Following World War II USS LST-1057 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    2 September to 8 December 1945
    15 December 1945 to 2 January 1946
    15 January to 2 March 1946
  • Decommissioned, 13 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1946
  • Sold, 12 January 1948, to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co., for operation, named MV Stella Maris later renamed MV Doņa Stella
  • Resold in 1947 to the government of Argentina and designated ARA BDT No.9
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1952, fate unknown
    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-1-57
    LST-1057
    1016105702     		533k USS LST-1057 entering San Francisco Bay circa 1946 with LCT(6)-1367 as deck cargo. Note north approach to Golden Gate Bridge is in the background to the far left.
    Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum    		 Darryl Baker
    BDT No.9
    LST-1057 34k Ex-USS LST-1057 underway while in Argentine Naval service as the tank landing ship ARA BDT No.9, location unknown, circa 1951.
    Argentine Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS LST-1057
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Bunch, John McMullan, USN7 May 1945 - 13 August 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
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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