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USS LST-140


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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:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    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

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    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
    LST-526, LST-140 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
    LST-74 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
    LST-74 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
    LST-77 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
    LST-140 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
    LST-140 26k USS LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., October 1945 Wesley E. Reed QM2/c USS LST-140
    LST-140 42k USS LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., December 1945 Wesley E. Reed QM2/c USS LST-140

    USS LST-140
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Richard W. Mickelsen9 February 1944 - 1945
    02LTjg. Ashton, T. R., USNR1945 - 5 January 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
    The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
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