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USNS T-LST-607
ex
 USS LST-607 (1944 - 1952)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Charlie - Kilo
 NFCK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)

USNS T-LST-607 was transferred to the Philippines Navy, named BRP Leyte Del Sur (LT-505)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 2 December 1943, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
  • Launched, 7 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-607, 24 April 1944, LT. Edward W. Burdick, USNR, in command
  • During World War II LST-607 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Western Caroline Islands operation
    Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944

  • USS LST-607 transported LCT-782 to Western Caroline Islands for the attack on the Palau Islands
  • Following service in the Southwest Pacific Area USS LST-607 was assigned to:
    LST Flotilla Thirteen, CAPT. J.G. Sampson USN (23);
     LST Group Thirty-Seven, CDR. R. D. Higgins USNR;
     LST Division Seventy-Four
  • Following World War II USS LST-607 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

    Navy Occupation Service Medal
    15 September to 2 November 1945
    23 November 1945 to 11 January 1946

  • Decommissioned, 11 January 1946 and assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q008
  • Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 and placed in service as USNS T-LST-607
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS LST-607 earned one battle star for World War II service
  • Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines, 13 September 1976, named BRP Leyte Del Sur (LT-505)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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-47 50k Ex-USS LST-607 in Philippine Naval service as BRP Leyte Del Sur (LT-505) at Cavite, Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines, July 1988. Edison Sy
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Burdick, Edward William, USNR24 April 1944 - 11 January 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

    For more photos and information about USS LST-607 see;
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
  • Western Caroline Islands Attack Landing Order
  • Beach White Peleliu - CTF 32 Operation Plan A501-44 Appendix 4 to Annex "D"
  • The USS LST Ship Memorial
  • LST Home Port
  • State LST Chapters
  • United States LST Association
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