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USS LST-682

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Mike - Hotel
NFMH

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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 - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

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During World War II USS LST-682 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participating in the following campaigns:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Normandy 6 to 25 June 1944	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 30 May to 10 June 1945

Following World War II USS LST-682 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
28 October to 5 December 1945
14 December 1945 to 20 January 1946
10 to 28 February 1946

Final Disposition, sold, 3 June 1948, to Walter W. Johnson Co. for scrapping

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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

9 officers, 120 enlisted

Troop Accommodations

14 officers, 131 enlisted

Boats 4 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
	214k	USS LST-682 under way probably enroute to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater in early 1944. Note she has LCT(6)-642 loaded on her main deck for transit to the Europe-Africa Middle East Theater.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	65k	USS LST-682 on the ramp at Southampton, England, 10 June 1944, loading an M-10 Tank Destroyer for shipment to France. Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection, E.E. Allen (Lt) photographer, Photo No.© IWM (A 24011)		Mike Green
	242k	USS LST-682 unloading vehicles across the beach, date and location unknown. Note that the truck and artillery piece were stored in the well deck of LCT(6)-642 on her main deck.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
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	249k	USS LST-682 beached, circa 1945, location unknown.		LST Home Port web site
	37k	USS LST-682 under tow, date and location unknown.		Tom Lawson
	355k	One of the USS LST-682 officers on the conning tower, date and location unknown.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	56k	USS LST-682 crewmen catching some shade on a hot day, date and location unknown.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	331k	USS LST-682 crewmen heading out on liberty, date and location unknown.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	60k	USS LST-682 crewmen on the main deck, date and location unknown.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	682k	USS LST-682 Plan of the Day, 27 May 1945, Sunday routine.		Allan Harden for his father Jack Murrell Harden S1/c USNR USS LST-682
	117k	USS LST-682 under way with LCT(6)-1153 loaded on her main deck homeward bound, circa March 1946. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 83636, courtesy of D. M. McPherson, 1975.		Mike Green

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USS LST-682
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Hedge, Elliott R., USNR	18 March 1944 - 30 October 1945
02	LT. Benson, Myron R., USNR	30 October 1945 - January 1946
03	LTjg. Forgerson, James G., USNR	January 1946 - 2 July 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 Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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