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USS LST-748
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
· Laid down, 2 April 1944, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA.
· Launched, 13 May 1944
· Commissioned USS LST-748, 5 June 1944
· During World War II
USS LST-748 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
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Campaign and Dates
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Campaign and Dates
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Leyte operation
Leyte landings, November 1944 |
Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945 |
· Following World War II
USS LST-748 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-March 1945
· Decommissioned, date unknown
· Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
· Final Disposition, transferred, 27 May 1948, to the Maritime Commission for disposal
· USS LST-748 earned two battle stars for World War II service
Specifications: (as reported by Office of Naval Intelligence-1945)
Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
Length 328' o.a.
Beam 50'
Draft
Displacement 1,625 t.(lt), 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
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)
Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
Complement
Speed 12 kts. (maximum)
Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons
Complement
7 officers, 104 enlisted
Troop Accommodations
Troop Accommodations
16 officers, 147 enlisted
Boats 2 LCVP
Cargo Capacity (varied with mission - payloads between 1600 and 1900 tons)
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
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
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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USS LST-748 commissioning crew photo, 5 June 1944, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA.
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