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LST-532 Chase County


USNS Chase County (T-LST-532) was transferred to the Republic of Singapore
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 24 September 1943, at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 28 November 1943
  • Commissioned USS LST-532, 20 January 1944, Lt. Marinus Pilkington in command
  • During World War II LST-532 was assigned to the European Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 8 June 1955
  • Named Chase County (LST-532), 1 July 1955
  • Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service and placed in service as USNS Chase County (T-LST 532)
  • Placed out of service, (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1973
  • Transferred to the Republic of Singapore in 1973
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Chase County (LST-532) earned one battle star for World War II service as LST-532
    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
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    LST-532 51k LST-532, at Normandy beachhead LST-519 web site
    LST-262 145k Landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, June 1944. Among identifiable ships present are LST-532 (in the center of the view); LST-262 (3rd LST from right); LST-310 (2nd LST from right); LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and LST-524. 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.    		 US Naval Historical Center and
    Arthur DeLorenzo MOMM 3/c USS LST 262
    USNS Chase County (T-LST-532)
    LST-532 37k Chase County (T-LST-532) underway in Saipan Lagoon, Pacific Trust Territories, 1971. University of Hawaii Library, reel 3426-02
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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