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USS LST-674

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Kilo - Kilo
NFKK

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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 - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

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During World War II, USS LST-674 was assigned first to the Europe-Africa-Middle Theater (convoy HXM 30) and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater;
LST Flotilla Thirty-Five CAPT. D. H. Johnston USN (22);
LST Group One Hundred Four CDR. D. Stubbs USN (25);
LST Division Two Hundred Seven and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Campaign and Dates
Okinawa Gunto operation Invasions of Kerama Retto, Ryukyu Islands 26-30 March 1945 Invasion of Keise Shima, Ryukyu Islands 31 March 1945 Invasion of Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands 1 April to 21 June 1945 Invasion of Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands 16-18 April 1945

Following World War II USS LST-674 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
2 September to 1 December 1945
18 to 23 December 1945

USS LST-674 earned one battle star for World War II service

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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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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	50k	LST-674 launching, 26 May 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA. US National Archives photo # 80-G-407418 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.		Michael Mohl
	50k	USS LST-674 at left and USS LST-899 at right, beached, date and location unknown.		Ruth D. Laskowski for her brother John J. Rzeszut BKR3/c (at right) USS LST-899

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USS LST-674
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Cocke, Charles L., USNR	19 June 1944 - 20 November 1945
02	LT. Hennessy, Herman L., USNR	20 November 1945 - 2 April 1946
03	LTjg. Lewis, R. C., USNR	2 April 1946 - 14 May 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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