Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

LST-75


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zebra - Echo - Victor
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row -China Service Medal - 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)

USS LST-75 transferred to the Republic of the Philippines, renamed RPS Cotabato (T-36)
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co.
  • Launched, 7 April 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-75, 21 June 1943
  • During World War II, USS LST-75 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following operation:
  • Following World War II, USS LST-75 performed occupation duty in the Far East in November and December 1945 and service in China in July and August 1947
  • Decommissioned, 22 December 1947
  • Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines, 30 December 1947, renamed RPS Cotabato (T-36)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 January 1948
  • Final Disposition, scrapped by the Philippines government in 1964
  • USS LST-75 earned one battle star 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 Contributed
    By
    LST-75 19k LST-75, beached or anchored, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy LST 1110 Home Port web site.    		 Robert D. Sullivan
    LST-75 11k LST-75, beached with an LCT loaded on her main deck. Photo courtesy LST 1110 Home Port web sitet Robert D. Sullivan
    LST-75 59k LST-75, beached at Utah Beach, date unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    LST-75 81k LST-75, beached at Utah Beach, date unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    View the LST-75
    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 Homeport
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Tank Landing Ship (LST) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
    Last Updated 29 June 2007