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USS LST-498


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Kilo - Juliet
 NPKJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 31 August 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 1 November 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-498, 6 January 1944, LT. Arford, C. Boyett, USN, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-498 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    European-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
  • Decommissioned, 8 November 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 November 1945
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 November 1947, to Washburn Wire Co., Philadelphia, PA.
  • USS LST-498 earned one battle star 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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    LST-498 82k USS LST-498 and the British LCT-1071 beached on Omaha Beach, Normandy, 1944 Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR USS LST-498
    LST-498 48k USS LST-498 beached, date and location unknown. Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR USS LST-498
    LST-498 93k Four of USS LST-498 officers, Left to right: ENS. Joe Farina, LT. Bob Barienbrock, LTjg James P. Lynch Jr., and at right LTjg. Robert Q. Wilson. Photo was taken in England. Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR USS LST-498
    LST-498 81k LTjg. Robert Q. Wilson USNR USS LST-498 date unknown. Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR USS LST-498
    LST-498 88k LTjg. Robert Q. Wilson USNR while serving in USS LST-498 date unknown. Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR while serving in USS LST-498
    LST-498 65k USS LST-498 crew photo taken at Falmouth England, December 1944. George M. Dietz MOMM/3c, USS LST-498 USS LST-824 USS ARD-13 and
    Jim Wilson for his father LCDR Robert Q. Wilson USNR while serving in USS LST-498
    LST-498 70k USS LST-498 engine room crew photo taken at Falmouth England, December 1944. George M. Dietz MOMM/3c, USS LST-498 USS LST-824 USS ARD-13
    USS LST-498
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Boyett, Arford, C., USN6 January 1944 - 8 November 1945
    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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