Specifications:
Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,880 t.(fl)
Length 328'
Beam 50'
Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
Speed 12 kts.
Complement 8-10 Officers, 100-115 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
Boats 2-6 LCVP
Armament five 40mm gun mounts, six 20mm gun mounts, two .50-cal machine guns, four .30-cal machine guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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LST-741,
LST-1017,
LST-170,
LST-460,
LST-613,
LST-1018,
LST-695,
LST-628,
LST-697, beached on D+2, 22 October 1944, while unloading at Tacloban, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P.I. Photo was taken from the deck of LST-666 |
Photo by James Hopkins BM2/c USS LST-666 submitted by Harold A. Young SM2/c USS LST-666 | |
View the LST-460
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
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
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