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LST-50 / ARB-13


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Charlie - Whiskey
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)

USS ARB-13 was transferred to Norway and named KNM Ellida (A534), later transferred to Greece and renamed HNS Sakipis (A329)
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 29 August 1943, at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Launched, 16 October 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-50, 27 November 1943
  • During World War II LST-50 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, May, June and August 1945
    Invasion of southern France, 15 August and 25 September 1944 .

  • Following World War II USS LST-50 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946
  • Decommissioned, 6 February 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 September 1952
  • Redesignated Battle Damage Repair Ship ARB-13, 14 November 1952
  • Transferred to Norway and named KNM Ellida (A534)
  • Returned to US custody, 1 July 1960
  • Transferred to Greece, 16 September 1960, and renamed HNS Sakipis (A329)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-50 earned three 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 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boatstwo LCVPs
    Armament five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    KNM Ellida (A534)
    ARB-13 31k Ex-ARB-13 in Norwegian service as KNM Ellida (A534) underway, circa 1954, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    HNS Sakipis (A329)
    ARB-13 42k Ex-ARB-13 ex-KNM Ellida (A-534) in Greek service as HNS Sakipis (A329) moored pierside, date and place unknown. Robert Hurst
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