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LST-140

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 November 1943, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.
  • Launched, 8 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST 140, 9 February 1944
  • During World War II USS LST-140 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the following actions/campaigns:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Convoy UGS-36, April 1944 Invasion of southern France, August and September 1944

  • Decommissioned, 5 January 1946, at Mobile AL.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold, 18 September 1947 to the Southern Shipwrecking Co., New Orleans, LA. for scrapping
  • LST-140 earned two battle stars for World War II service
    LST 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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    LST-526, LST-140 109k LST-140 and LST-526 loading for the invasion of Southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944 Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    LST-74 168k LST-140 and LST-74 loading for the invasion of southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944 Rich Heller
    Webmaster The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
    LST-74 171k LST-526, LST-140, LST-74 and LST-174 loading for the invasion of southern France, at Naples, Italy, August 1944 Rich Heller
    Webmaster The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
    LST-77 90k LST-140, LST-120, and LST-77 beached while unloading at the Gulf of St. Tropez, France, 25 October 1944 Robert Rutter, photo by his grandfather CAPT. Anthony Kohout Jr. ex CO USS LST-77
    LST-140 45k LST-140 preparing to load railroad cars at Oran, Algeria for delivery to Marseilles, France. Wesley E. Reed Qm2/c USS LST-140
    LST-140 26k LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., October 1945 Wesley E. Reed Qm2/c USS LST-140
    LST-140 42k LST-140 docked at Mobile, AL., December 1945 Wesley E. Reed Qm2/c USS LST-140
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    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
    The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
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