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USS LST-2


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Romeo - Uniform
 NDRU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LST-2 transferred to the Royal Navy in November 1944 for the duration of World War II
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 23 June 1942, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 19 September 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-2, 9 February 1943
  • During World War II USS LST-2 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    North African occupation, early 1943 Salerno landings, 9 September 1943
    Sicilian occupation, July 1943 Invasion of Normandy, June 1944

  • Decommissioned and turned over to the Royal Navy, 28 November 1944
  • Royal Navy History
  • Commissioned into Royal Naval service, 29 November 1944, as HM LST-2
  • On trials in Scotland during December 1944
  • At Tyne in December 1944 to August 1945 for preparation for Far East service
  • Sailed from Southampton, 17 August 1945, to Bombay, India via Port Said, Egypt, arriving, 21 September 1945
  • Railway lines installed
  • Various trips between Madras, Singapore and Trincomalee
  • Ship de-stored at Changi in March 1946
  • Arrived Subic Bay, Philippines, 1 April 1946
  • Returned to US Naval custody, 13 April 1946
  • Struck from the US Naval Register, 5 June 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines, fate unknown
  • USS LST-2 earned four 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
    (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
    7 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
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    USS LST-2
    LST-2 32k USS LST-2 underway, location unknown, circa January-June 1944. Christopher Bissonnette
    HM LST-2
    LST-2 59k HM LST-2 disembarking US Navy SeeBees and British troops at Salerno, 9 September 1943. Photo courtesy Christopher Bissonnette
    Caption courtesy Jason Treadway
    LST-2 87k HM LST-2 loading up at Southampton in August 1945 for Operation "Zipper", the invasion of Malaya. Robert Hurst
    LST-2 48k HM LST-2 passing through the Suez Canal, enroute to Bombay, India, August 1945. Robert Hurst
    View the USS LST-2
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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