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LST-47


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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 (2)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USNS T-LST-47 was transferred to the Philippine Navy, named BRP Tarlac (LT-500)
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 30 July 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 24 September 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-47, 8 November 1943
  • During World War II LST-47 was first assigned to the European Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater participating in the following campaigns:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944 Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 7 May 1945
    Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 28 September 1944 .

  • Following World War II LST-47 performed occupation duty in the Far East from the fall of 1945 to early January 1946
  • Decommissioned, 11 January 1946
  • Custody transferred to the US Army the same day
  • Returned to US Naval custody and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952
  • Placed in service as USNS T-LST-47
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 30 June 1975
  • Transferred to the Philippines Navy, 13 September 1976, renamed BRP Tarlac (LT-500
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-47 earned three 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
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    LST-47 75k LST-47 on the beach at Normandy, on or soon after D-day in June 1944. Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    LST-47 28k LST-47 unloading German prisoners, England, 1944 LST Homeport Web Site
    BRP Tarlac (LT-500)
    LST-47 71k Hulk of Ex-LST-47, ex-BRP Tarlac (LT-500) at Cavite, Philippine Islands, 26 March 1991, awaiting sale. Edison Sy
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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    United States LST Association
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