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LST-17


USS LST-17 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 (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 21 September 1942, at Dravo Corp. Pittsburg, PA.; Launched, 8 January 1943; Commissioned USS LST-17, 19 April 1943, with a Coast Guard crew. During World War II, LST-17 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the: Following the war, LST-17 performed occupation duty in the Far East intermittently from September through December 1945; Decommissioned, 15 January 1946. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Struck from Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, 15 November 1954, transferred to Commandant, 13th Naval District, for use as a mobile target, sunk 15 August 1956 by torpedo fire. LST-17 earned one battle star for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl); Length 328'; Beam 50'; Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"; Speed 12k.; Complement 8-10 Officers, 100-115 Enlisted; Troop Capacity, approx. 140 officers and enlisted; Boats, 2-6 LCVP; Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns; Propulsion, two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.
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