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LST-389 Boone County

USS Boone County (LST-389) was transferred to Greece and name HS Lesbos (L-172)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - 9 September 1943, Salerno landings, Agripoli, Italy)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 20 June 1942, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.

Launched, 28 September 1942

Commissioned USS LST 389, 24 November 1942, Lt. George C. Carpenter, USNR, in command

During World War II LST-389 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Sicilian occupation, 8 to 16 July 1943	Invasion of Normandy, 7 to 9 June 1944
Salerno landings, 9 to 11 September 1943	.

Decommissioned, 12 March 1946, at Green Cove Springs, FL.

Named USS Boone County (LST-389), 1 July 1955

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1959

Transferred to Greece in May 1960 and named HS Lesbos (L-172)

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Boone County earned three battle stars for World War II service as LST-389

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 4 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-389
	11k	*LST-389* beached in the harbor at Cherbourg, France after running over a sunken ship in the inner harbor. *LST-389* was towed back to England for drydocking and repairs. MMoM Harold Entwistle contributed photo, date and place unknown.	Harold Entwistle USS LST-389
HS Lesbos (L-172)
	57k	ex Boone County (LST-389) in Greek service as *HS Lesbos* (L-172)** underway, date and place unknown. Official Hellenic Navy photo	Tony Vrailas
	45k	*HS Lesbos* (L-172)** underway, date and place unknown.	Robert Hurst

View the Boone County (LST-389)
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 Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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