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USS LST-1011

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Papa - Xray NVPX

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 (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

542-Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 29 February 1944, at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, MA.

Launched, 29 March 1944

Commissioned USS LST 1011, 5 May 1944, LT. Robert M. Wilson USNR in command

During World War II USS LST-1011 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 southern France, 15 to 22 September 1944	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 22 to 30 June 1945

While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS LST-1011 was assigned to:
LST Flotilla Thirty-Seven, CAPT. Riley;
LST Group One Hundred Nine, CDR. E. W. Wilson USNR;
LST Division Two Hundred-Eighteen

Following World War II USS LST-1011 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
2 September to 1 December 1945
24 December 1945 to 8 January 1946
30 January to 19 February 1946

Decommissioned, 20 June 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946

USS LST-1011 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 12 June 1948, to the Walter W. Johnson Co.

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
1016101102	160k	USS LST 1011 and USS LST-1010 in the Port of Oran, Algeria, loading for the invasion of Southern France, circa August 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101104	177k	Personal Diary entries of crew member Percy J. Egge, GM/2c USS LST 1011 for 11 to 18 August 1944 during the invasion of Southern France.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101105	136k	USS LST 1011 crew members talking with German POWs being transported to Oran, circa August 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101103	162k	German POWs leaving USS LST 1011 in the Port of Oran, Algeria, circa September 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101110	159k	one of USS LST 1011 40mm gun crews during practice firing, Mediterranean Sea, circa August 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101106	141k	one of USS LST 1011 40mm gun crew, Seborn, Wilson, and Peacock, Mediterranean Sea, circa August 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101109	141k	USS LST 1011 beached at St. St. Rafael, France during the invasion of Southern France, unloading an M3tank, circa 22 August 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101107	201k	USS LST 1011 crew member Burton Wallerdur FC3 relaxing while getting some sun.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
1016101108	169k	French troops being transported aboard USS LST 1011 to Marseille, France, circa September 1944.	Robert Wiersema from the estate of Percy J. Egge, GM2 USS LST-1011
	66k	From left to right USS LST 906, USS LST-1011 and USS LST-1012 at Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, (HRPE) Naval Amphibious Base Norfolk, VA., 27 May 1944.	The Library of Virginia US Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection
	42k	USS LST-1011 and USS LST-899 moored at Pearl Harbor, T.H., date unknown.	Jack Harbison for his father John Douglas Harbison MM1, USS LST-899
	43k	USS LST-1011, USS LST-899 and USS LST-530 moored at Pearl Harbor, T.H., date unknown.	Jack Harbison for his father John Douglas Harbison MM1, USS LST-899
1016101111	498k	USS LST-1011 underway in San Francisco Bay with *LCT-1373* loaded on her main deck. *LST-1011* returned home to the United States after completing duty in the Far East, circa 1946	Darryl Baker

USS LST-1011
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Wilson, Robert M., USNR	5 May 1944 - 1 January 1946
02	LTjg. Dixon, Keith L., USNR	1 January 1946 - 4 May 1946
03	ENS. Andrews, James R., USNR	4 May 1946 - 20 June 1946


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