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USNS T-LST-694
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 USAT LST-694 (1947 - 1950)
USS LST-694 (1944 - 1947)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Oscar - Hotel
 NFOH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 14 February 1944, at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched, 16 April 1944
  • Commissioned USS LST-694, 19 May 1944, LT. J. McLaughlin USNR, in command
  • During World War II USS LST-694 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LST Flotilla Eight (Capt E. Watts, USN), Group 22 (Cdr. E.H.Pope, USN), Division 44 and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Western New Guinea operation
    Morotai landings, September 1944     		Consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines
    Mindanao Island landings, April 1945
    Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, October and November 1944     		Borneo operation
    Balikpapan operation, June and July 1945
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 8 January 1945     		.

  • Following World War II USS LST-694 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-January 1946
  • Decommissioned, 1 December 1947
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 23 December 1947 and transferred to US Army control
  • Reacquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950, and placed in service by the Military Sealift Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS T-LST-694
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register,4 February 1958
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS LST-694 earned five battle stars 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 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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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    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 Home Port
    State LST Chapters
    United States LST Association
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