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USNS T-LST-652
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 USS LST(H)-652 (1945 - 1952)
 USS LST-652 (1945)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - India - Romeo
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 24 July 1944, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.
  • Launched, 19 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-652, 1 January 1945, LT. Richard N. Shaw, USNR, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-652 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) USS LST(H)-652, 15 September 1945
  • USS LST(H)-652 performed occupation duty in the Far East until February 1946
  • Decommissioned, 5 March 1946
  • Redesignated LST-652, 6 March 1952
  • Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 as USNS T-LST-652
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1961
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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    LCI(L)-1097 502k USS LST(H)-652 and LCI(L)-1097 moored pierside, probably Navy 27 October 1946, location unknown. US Navy photo courtesy Floating Drydock .
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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