Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

LST-646

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 30 June 1944 by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL; Launched, 25 September 1944; Commissioned USS LST-646, 13 October 1944. During World War II, LST-646 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February and March 1945. Following the war, LST-646 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. Decommissioned, 15 March 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946; Final disposition, sold, 11 May 1948 to J Willis Smith and Bros. for scrap. LST-646 earned one battle star for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,640 t.(fl); Length 328'; Beam 50'; Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"; Speed 12k.; Complement 8-10 Officers, 89-100 Enlisted; Troop Capacity, approx. 130 officers and enlisted; Boats, two LCVPs; Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns; Propulsion, two General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.
Click On Image
For Full Size Image		 Size Image Description Contributed
By
LST-646 47k c. 1943-44 Launching LST Home Port Web Site
LST-662 128k LST-646 and LST-662 entering the floating drydock ABSD-6 in Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 May 1945.
US Navy photo #80-G-379469, now in the collections of the US National Archives.		 US Naval Historical Center
LST-662 143k LST-646 and LST-662 in the floating drydock ABSD-6, Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 May 1945.
US Navy photo # 80-N-379472 now in the collection of the US National Archives.		 US Naval Historical Center
LST-646 19k c. 1945 Iwo Jima LST Home Port Web Site
There is no DANFS history available for LST-646 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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
Back to the Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To the Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Tank Landing Ship (LST) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
© 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.