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LST-29
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 8 January 1943 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Launched, 17 May 1943; Commissioned USS LST-29, 10 July 1943. During World War II, USS LST-29 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and took part in the following operations:
Gilbert Islands Operation, November and December 1943;
Marshall Islands Operation:
(a) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January and February 1944;
(b) Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll, February and March 1944;
Marianas Operation; (a) Capture and Occupation of Guam, July and August 1944;
Okinawa Gunto Operation; (a) Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto , May 1945.
Decommissioned, 11 March 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946; Final Disposition, sold, 17 June 1946, to Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA., fate unknown. LST-29 earned four battle stars 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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The history for USS LST-29, is from the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site Landing Ship Tank Appendix.
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