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LST-57 Armstrong County

USS LST-57 was transferred to SCAJAP and redesignated Q-028

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

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

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

Launched, 4 December 1943

Placed in reduced commission, 1 January 1944

Fully commissioned USS LST-57, 15 January 1944, after fitting out at New Orleans, LA.

During World War II LST-57 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:

Invasion of Normandy, June 1944

Following World War II LST-57 was assigned to occupation duty in the Far East

Decommissioned, 24 January 1946

Turned over to the Shipping Control Administrator, Japan (SCAJAP) for operation, redesignated Q-028

Returned to US Navy custody in November 1950

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Tacoma, WA., 9 November 1950

Named Armstrong County, 1 July 1955

Struck from the Naval Register, 11 August 1955

Final Disposition, sunk as a target in 1956

Armstrong County earned one battle star for World War II service as LST-57

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
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

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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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