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USNS T-LST-548
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 USS LST-548 (1944 - 1952)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Hotel - India
 NEHI
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 (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 30 December, 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 22 February 1944
  • Placed in reduced commission at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN. as USS LST-548, 28 March 1944, LT. John B. Brady, USN, in command
  • Placed in full commission, 3 April 1944, at Naval Base Algiers, LA., LT. John B. Brady, USN, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-548 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater participating in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944 Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 26 to 30 June 1945

  • While assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS LST-548 came under the command of:
    LST Flotilla Thirty-Six, CAPT. D. F. J. Shea USN (23)
     LST Group One Hundred Eight, LCDR. W. R. Peeler USN (34);
     LST Division Two Hundred-Fifteen
  • Following World War II USS LST-548 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    15 October to 5 December 1945
    15 January to 15 February 1946

  • Decommissioned, 19 February 1946 and assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q067
  • Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service, 31 March 1952 and placed in service as USNS T-LST-548
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1 January 1960
  • USS LST-548 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1960. "LST-548, lying damaged at Yokosuka, has been sold to Coal Export Corp. for $56,000, for scrapping in Japan." ref.- Marine News, World Ship society, August 1960, pg. 178
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    1,625 t.(lt)
    4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
    2,366 t.
    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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    USS LST-548 / USNS T-LST-548
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Brady, John B., USN28 March 1944 - December 1944
    02LT. Falls, E. B., USNRDecember 1944 - 19 February 1946
    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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