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LST-122

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 4 June 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 9 August 1943

Commissioned USS LST-122, 3 September 1943

During World War II LST-122 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

Marshall Islands operation;
(a) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January and February 1944
Hollandia operation, April 1944
Eastern New Guinea operation;
(a) Wewak-Aitape operations, July 1944
Marianas operation;
(a) Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944
Okinawa Gunto operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1945

Following World War II LST-122 performed occupation duty in the Far East and service in China until early May 1946

Decommissioned, 4 June 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946

Final Disposition, sold, 5 December 1947, to Bosey, Philippines

LST-122 earned five 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

Size	Image Description	Source
62k	*LST-122* at anchor, date and place unknown.	David Steinberg for John V. Croy, Nav & Comm Officer, and his father Bernard Steinberg BM2/c both of USS LST-122
29k	*LST-122* beached with other LSTs at Aitape, Northeast New Guinea, circa 22-23 April 1944, to disembark Royal Australian Air Force works, survey and signals units.	Australian War Memorial
33k	*LST-122* beached at Aitape, Northeast New Guinea, near Korako village, circa 22 April 1944, to disembark Royal Australian Air Force works, survey and signals units.	Australian War Memorial
35k	*LST-122* beached at Aitape, Northeast New Guinea, near Korako village, circa 22 April 1944. RAAF personnel prepare a track to enable heavy equipment to be off-loaded from the beached LST.	Australian War Memorial

View the LST-122
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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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