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 12 kts.
Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
Boats 2 LCVP
Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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92k | LST-662 at the American Bridge Co., Shipyard, Ambridge, PA, 5 April 1944, moments before launch. National Archives photo # 19-N-66472, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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80k | LST-662 Ship's Sponsor, Miss Louise Leahy, poses with the christening bottle during launching ceremonies at the American Bridge Company shipyard, Ambridge, PA., 5 April 1944. LST-662's port bow is directly behind her. National Archives photo # 19-N-66469, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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74k | LST-662 Ship's Sponsor, Miss Louise Leahy, christens LST-662 during launching ceremonies at the American Bridge Company shipyard, Ambridge, PA., 5 April 1944. National Archives photo # 19-N-66471, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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65k | LST-662 sliding into the Ohio River at the American Bridge Co. Shipyard, Ambridge, PA. or 5 April 1944. National Archives photo # 19-N-66473, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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104k | LST-662 afloat just after launching, at the American Bridge Company shipyard, Ambridge, Pennsylvania, 5 April 1944. National Archives photo # 19-N-66474, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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111k | LST-662 plank owners (post launching crew), April 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA. | John Osbeck | ||
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128k | LST-662 and LST-646 entering the floating drydock ABSD-6 in Apra Harbor, Guam, 29 May 1945. US National Archives photo #80-G-379469, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships collection now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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143k | LST-662 and LST-646 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. |
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75k | Tank Landing Ships (LST) and a Barracks Ship (APB) moored together, 1945.The ships in this group include (from left to right): An unidentified LST (In the number range from LST-850 through LST-859); LST-461; Yavapai (APB-42); LST-662; LST-672 and LST-733.
US Navy photo 80-G-350133 now in the collection of the US National Archives | US Naval Historical Center | ||
View the LST-662
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 662
LST Homeport
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
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