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USS LST-290

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Quebec - Quebec
NGQQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - European - African - Middle Eastern Campaigns Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 22 September 1943, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 5 December 1943

Commissioned USS LST-290, 10 January 1944, LT. Roscoe M. Van Horne, USN, in command

During World War II USS LST-290 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign
Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944

Decommissioned, 15 November 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 November 1945

Sold for conversion to merchant service, 23 December 1946, to Conlon and Tendler Co

Final Disposition, fate unknown

USS LST-290 earned one battle star for World War II service

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
	23k	USS LST-290 sitting on the sand during low tide at Normandy, circa June 1944. In the foreground is the abandoned wreck of LCT-147.		Chuck Hauptman for his father Charles Hauptman BM3/c LCT-580

USS LST-290
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT.Van Horne, Roscoe Mathieson, USN	10 January 1944 - March 1945
02	LT.Murphy, J. M., USNR	March 1945 - 15 November 1945


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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