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USS LST-393


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Yankee - India
 NCYI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 27 July 1942, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.
  • Launched, 11 November 1942
  • Commissioned USS LST-393, 11 December 1942, LT. John H. Halifax, USNR, in command
  • During World War II LST-393 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:
    Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Sicilian occupation, July 1943 Invasion of Normandy, June 1944
    Salerno landings, September 1943 .

  • Decommissioned, 1 March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 14 March 1947
  • Final Disposition, sold to Sand Products Corp., Detroit, MI., 28 March 1948 for conversion to commercial service; renamed MV Highway 16
  • Acquired by the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum circa May 2002 for restoration as a National Historic Site
  • Acquired by the LST 393 Preservation Association, date unknown
  • Current Disposition, open to the public in Muskegon, MI.
  • USS LST-393 earned three 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
    7 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
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    USS LST-393
    LST-392 484k USS LST-393 and USS LST-392 moored pierside at Oran, Algeria, date unknown. Eugene Coughenour SM/1c USNR V6, USS LST-7
    LST-392 43k USS LST-393 in full camouflage paint, location unknown, circa 1945. Submitted by Bob Partell for his father-in-law Gene Wojciechowski USS LST-393
    LST-392 43k USS LST-393 at anchor, location unknown, circa 1945. Submitted by Bob Partell for his father-in-law Gene Wojciechowski USS LST-393
    Commercial Service
    LST-393 29k Ex-LST-393 in commercial service as MV Highway 16, Great Lakes, date unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    Museum Ship
    LST-393 79k Ex-LST-393 moored at her berth in Muskegon, MI., date unknown. LST 393 Preservation Association
    View the LST-393
    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 393 Preservation Association
    Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - LST-393
    LST Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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    Last Updated 9 October 2009