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LST-16

USS LST-16 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (5)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 1 September 1942 at Dravo Corp., Wilmington, DL.

Launched, 19 December 1942

Commissioned, USS LST-16, 17 March 1 1943, with a Coast Guard crew

During World War II, LST-16 was assigned to the European theater Flotilla 18, Group 53, Division 105 and participated in the:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
North African occupation Tunisian operations, July 1943	West coast of Italy operations Anzio-Nettuno advanced landings, January and February 1944
Sicilian occupation, July 1943	Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944
Salerno Landings, September 1943	.

Following the war, LST-16 performed occupation duty in the Far East in September and November 1945

Decommissioned, 8 March 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946

Final Disposition, sold to Ships and Power Equipment Co., Barber, N.J., 5 December 1947, for scrapping

LST-16 earned five 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	23k	*LST-16* underway, date and place unknown. Note flight deck used to launch reconnaissance aircraft		LST Home Port web site

View the LST-16
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS LST-16

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Last Updated 10 March 2006