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LST-5


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - November - Papa
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LST-5 transferred to the Royal Navy in November 1944 for the duration of World War II
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 12 July 1942, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 3 October 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-5, 22 February 1943
  • During World War II USS LST-5 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the:
    European Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, July 1943 Invasion of Normandy
    Salerno landings, September 1943 .

  • Decommissioned, 17 November 1944
  • Royal Navy History Commissioned into the Royal Navy, 18 November 1944, HM LST-5
  • At Belfast, Northern Ireland for machinery refit, 22 January to 11 April 1945
  • Sailed for Far East during the summer of 1945
  • Paid off (decommissioned), 19 February 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 7 October 1947, to Tung Hwa Trading Co., Singapore
  • USS LST-5 earned three 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
    9 officers, 120 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    14 officers, 131 enlisted
    Boats 6 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
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    LST-5 231k HM LST-5 crew photo, 24 November 1945, at Madras, India. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    LST-5 79k HM LST-5 beached at Madras, India while loading in preparation for the voyage to Bataria, Java, Dutch East Indies, 2 January 1946. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    LST-5 58k HM LST-5 enroute from Madras, India to Bataria, Java, Dutch East Indies, 3 January 1946. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    LST-5 70k HM LST-5 at anchor off Singapore, 2 August 1946. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    LST-5 76k HM LST-5 at anchor off Singapore, 2 August 1946. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    LST-5 38k HM LST-5 at anchor off Singapore, 2 August 1946. Steve Smallwood, for his father F.B. Smallwood HM LST-5
    View the LST-5
    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 Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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