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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:
    LST Flotilla Twelve;
     LST Group Thirty-Five
     LST Division Sixty-Nine and participated in the following action/campaign:

    Europe-Africa-Middle East
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Convoy UGS-36, 1 April 1944 Invasion of Normandy, 6 to 25 June 1944

  • Decommissioned, 14 January 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946
  • USS LST-262 earned two battle stars for World War II service
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 December 1947, to N. Block and Co., Norfolk, VA.
    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
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    LST-262
    1016026202    		 145k USS LST-310 (2nd LST from the right) along with other ships 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-533 (partially visible at far right); USS LST-524 and LCT-637 beached above the tide line. Note the 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.    		 Arthur DeLorenzo MoMM3/c USS LST 262
    LST-262 24k USS LST-262 crew photo on the beach at Normandy in June 1944. Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
    LST-262 59k USS LST-262 departing the harbor at Le Harve, France, circa 1944. Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
    USS LST-262
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Klotz, Herman W., USCGR16 June 1943 - 1944
    02LT. Hill, Victor M., USCGR1944
    03LTjg. Lawrence, K. V., USCGR1944 - 1945
    04LT. Stoye, Fred G., USCGR1945 - 14 January 1946
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The USS LST Ship Memorial
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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