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Cohasset (IX-198)
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USS Cohasset (IX-198) (1944 - 1945)
USS LST-129 (1943 - 1944)

LST-129 International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - November - Xray
NDNX

Cohasset (IX-198) International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - November - November
NANN

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal

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During World War II, USS LST-129 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LST Flotilla Thirteen, CAPT. J.G. Sampson USN (23);
LST Group Thirty-Seven, CDR. R. D. Higgins USNR;
LST Division Seventy-Four and participated in the following campaigns:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 June to 28 July 1944	Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944
Capture and occupation of Tinian, 24 to 28 July 1944

USS LST-129 earned three battle stars 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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	325k	USS LST-129 commissioning ceremony, 23 October 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN. The ship's sponsor Mrs. Henry Bohnsack christens the ship during the launching and LT. M. J. Prince, USNR assumes command. The broom hanging by shipyard officials probably indicates the ship has successfully passed builders trials and been accepted by the US Navy. Photos courtesy Thomas R. Lonnberg Curator of History, Evansville Museum		Susan Bloom
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USS LST-129
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Prince, Mortimer James, USNR	23 October 1943 - 20 January 1945

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
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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