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USS LST-495

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - India - Alpha
NPIA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 14 August 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 16 October 1943

Commissioned USS LST-495, 23 December 1943, LTjg. Adam Y. McLachlan USN in command

During World War II USS LST-495 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 29 April to 24 June 1945
Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

While assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater USS LST-495, under the command of LT Adam Y. McLachlan, USN, was assigned to:
LST Flotilla Ten;
LST Group Thirty, LCDR. A. R. Sodergron

While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS LST-495, under the command of LCDR. H. D. Smith USNR, was assigned to:
LST Flotilla Thirty-Five, CAPT. D. H. Johnston USN (22);
LST Group One Hundred Five, CDR. E.P. Wilson USN (20);
LST Division Two Hundred Ten

Following World War II USS LST-495 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
10 to 23 September 1945
22 to 29 October 1945

Decommissioned, 23 April 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 8 April 1948, to Kaiser, Inc., Seattle, WA.

USS LST-495 earned three 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

Size	Image Description	Source
153k	USS LST-495 along with other LSTs load during the pre-invasion operations at an English port prior to the invasion of Normandy. US Army photo
120k	USS LST-1020 and USS LST-495 beached preparing to lower her ramp to unload troops and equipment during the invasion of southern France, location and date unknown.	Sue Bolen
118k	USS LST-1020 and USS LST-495 beached while unloading troops and equipment during the invasion of southern France, location and date unknown.	Sue Bolen
295k	USS LST-495 beached while unloading at Okinawa, 30 July 1945. USS 495 was loaded in the Philippines with equipment and men from the 91st Recon and unloaded on Okinawa, 30 July 1945. Photo from "Wing-ding" magazine, Okinawa, 3 Sept 1945, published by the 91st Reconnaissance Wing.	Donn Cuson
221k	USS LST-495 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH79012, courtesy Donald McPherson 1974.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
146k	Letter of Commendation from LCDR A .R. Sodergron Commander *LST Group Thirty* to LT. A. Y. McLachlan, USN Commanding Officer USS LST-495	John A. Dwyer for his uncle Adam Y. McLachlan

USS LST-495
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	">LTjg. McLachlan, Adam Yates, USN	23 December 1943 - December 1944
02	LCDR. Smith, Herbert D., USNR	December 1944 - August 1945
03	LTjg. Jensen, Marcus L., USNR	August 1945 - December 1945
04	LTjg. Purcell, Thomas J., USNR	December 1945 - February 1946
05	LTjg. Karp, Edward R., USNR	February 1946 - 23 April 1946


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