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LST-41 / LST(H)-41

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Charlie - Golf

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 24 May 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.

Launched, 17 August 1943

Commissioned USS LST-41, 24 September 1943, LT. W. B. Dundon, USNR, in command

During World War II LST-41 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Marshall Islands operation Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January and February 1944	Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944
Hollandia operation, April 1944	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landing, 9 January 1945
Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944	.

LST-41 was redesignated Tank Landing Ship (Hospital) LST(H)-41 , 15 September 1945 and performed occupation duty in the Far East until late November 1945

Decommissioned, 25 April 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946

Turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal

Final Disposition, sold, 13 October 1947, to J. C. Berkwit and Co., New York, NY., fate unknown

LST-41 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	106k	*LST-41* beached, date and location unknown.		David Crane

View the LST-41
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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Last Updated 13 July 2007