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USS LST-262

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Bravo - Juliet
NGBJ

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

USS LST-262 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 7 September 1942, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 13 February 1943

Commissioned USS LST-262, 16 June 1943, LT. Herman W. Klotz, USCGR in command

During World War II USS LST-262 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following action/campaign:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Convoy UGS-36, April 1944	Invasion of Normandy, April 1944

Decommissioned, 14 January 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 December 1947, to N. Block and Co., Norfolk, VA.

USS LST-262 earned two 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

9 officers, 120 enlisted
Troop Accommodations

14 officers, 131 enlisted
Boats 6 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
145k	LSTs putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Among identifiable ships present are USS LST-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. US Coast Guard photo # 26-G-2517 from the US Coast Guard collection in the US National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center and Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
24k	USS LST-262 crew photo on the beach at Normandy in June 1944.	Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
59k	USS LST-262 departing the harbor at LaHavre, France, circa 1944.	Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262

USS LST-262
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
USS LST-262 -U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

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