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LST-689 Daggett County


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - November - Kilo

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal



USS Daggett County (LST-589) was first transferred to Japan and later transferred to the Philippine Navy, named BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 11 January 1944, at Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched, 9 March 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-689, 2 May 1944, LT. F. D. McKay, USNR, in command
  • During World War II LST-689 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, March 1946
  • Named USS Daggett County (LST 689), , 1 July 1955
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1959
  • Transferred to Japan in 1961
  • Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in 1975, named BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by Philippines Navy, date unknown
  • Daggett County earned one battle star for World War II service
    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 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
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

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    LST-689 52k LST-689 at anchor, date and location unknown. LST Home Port
    BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506)
    LST-689 101k Ex-LST-689 in Philippines naval service as BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506) at Cavite, Philippine Islands in October 1991. Edison Sy
    LST-689 80k BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506) dry docked at A.G & P. Shipyard, Bauan, Batangas Island, Philippine Islands, 30 October 1992. Edison Sy
    LST-689 81k BRP Davao Oriental (LT-506) at Cavite, Philippine Islands in January 1993. Edison Sy

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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
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