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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:

Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands, September and October 1944

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

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

View the Daggett County (LST-689)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

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

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Last Updated 9 November 2007