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USS LST-179

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Papa - Juliet
NDPJ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 7 February 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 30 May 1943

Commissioned USS LST-179, 3 July 1943, LT. George D. Jagels, USNR, in command

During World War II USS LST-179 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Gilbert Islands operation, 21 November to 8 December 1943

While moored in the West Loch at Pearl Harbor LST-179 was gutted by fire and sunk, 21 May 1944

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 18 July 1944

Final Disposition, in November 1945, the hulk of LST-179 raised, stripped, and sunk by torpedo fire in an ordnance test.

USS LST-179 earned one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t. (beaching displacement)

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)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

13 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

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
1016017901	301k	US Army soldiers unloading gasoline drums from USS LST-179 and USS LST-78 during landing operations on Makin Island, Gilbert Islands, 25 November 1943. US National Archives Identifier 193851502, US Army Air Corps photo # A63172AC.		David Upton

USS LST-179
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Jagels, George D., USNR	3 July 1943 - ?
02	LT. Mulliss, William F., USNR	1944


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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United States LST Association

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