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LST-44

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship; Laid down, 7 July 1943 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Launched, 11 September 1943; Commissioned USS LST-44, 22 October 1943; During World War II, LST-44 was assigned to the European theater and participated in the Normandy invasion from 6 to 25 June 1944. Following the war she performed occupation duty in the Far East anl service in China until mid-February 1946; Decommissioned, 20 February 1946; Final disposition, transferred to US Army custody, 1947, destroyed, 23 July 1947, cannibalized and scrapped; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1947.

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, 2 General Motors V12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.

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	36k	Normandy, June 1944 Note the doomed USS LST-493 in background		LST Home Port Web Site

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The history for USS LST-44, is from the the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site Landing Ship Tank Appendix.

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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