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USS LST-636

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Hotel - Kilo
NFHK

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) = Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

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During World War II USS LST-636 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns

Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 4 to 18 January 1945	Consolidation of the Southern Philippine Islands Mindanao Island landings, 10 to 12 March and 17 to 23 April 1945

Following World War II USS LST-636 was assigned to Occupation and China Service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
12 September to 20 October 1945
1 December 1945 to 12 May 1946	1 December 1945 to 12 May 1946

USS LST-636 earned two battle stars for World War II service

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Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t. (beaching displacement)

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)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

13 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

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	41k	USS LST-636 beached, date and location unknown.		Courtesy CDR. Matthew J Winton, USN (Ret) Submitted by Alan R Winton
	42k	USS LST-636 unloading vehicles while beached, date and location unknown.		Courtesy CDR. Matthew J Winton, USN (Ret) Submitted by Alan R Winton

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USS LST-636
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Hayes Jr., Thomas M., USNR	31 August 1944 - May 1945
02	LTjg. McCabe, Gordon E., USNR	May 1945 - February 1946
03	LTjg. Harris, Eugene M., USNR	February 1946 - 12 May 1946

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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