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Lost to enemy action, 15 August 1944

USS LST-282

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Foxtrot - Oscar
NFFO

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, 12 July 1943, at American Bridge Co, Ambridge, PA,

Launched, 3 October 1943

Commissioned USS LST 282, 12 November 1943

During World War II USS LST-282 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campiagns:

**European-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Normandy, June 1944	Invasion of southern France, August 1944

Sunk by a German radio-controlled bomb off southern France 15 August 1944

Struck from the Naval Register, 16 September 1944

USS USS LST-282 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

Lend Lease built vessels were to be outfitted with armament after convoying across Atlantic and included

1 - 12 Pounder anti-aircraft multi-barrel mount

6 - 20MM mounts

4 - Fast Aerial Mine (FAM) mounts
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	61k	USS LST-282 on the Mississippi River, 2 November 1943	Tom Aubut LST 282 web site
	39k	USS LST-282 departing from England for Normandy, June 1944 US National Archives image	Bill Brinkley
	81k	USS LST-282 at Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 1944	Tom Aubut LST 282 web site
	36k	USS LST-282 at Omaha Beach, Normandy, in June 1944	LST Home Port
No. 3	43k	USS LST-282 sinking at St Raphael southern France, 15 August 1944 after being hit by a German radio guided bomb.	No.3-Tom Aubut USS LST-282 web site No. 6 through 10 Gerd Matthes
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	120k	The abandoned hulk of USS LST-282 on the beach at St Raphael southern France, date unknown	Sue Bolen
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