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LST-733

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 16 January 1944 at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA; Launched, 26 February 1944; Commissioned USS LST-733, 15 April 1944. During World War II, LST-733 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Leyte landings-October and November 1944, Mindoro landings-December 1944, and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April 1945. Following the war, LST-733 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-April 1946. Decommissioned, 28 June 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946; Final disposition, sold, 17 September 1947, to Consolidated Builders, Inc., Seattle, WA for scrapping. LST-733 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

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 12k.; Complement 8-10 Officers, 89-100 Enlisted; Troop Capacity, approx. 130 officers and enlisted; Boats, two LCVPs; Armament; one single 3"/50 gun mount, eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns; Propulsion, two General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.

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	62k	LST-733 entering San Francisco Bay, CA,, Spring 1946, upon her return to the United States from the Western Pacific. Note crewmen forward, waving at the photographer, and long "homeward bound" pennant trailing from her mast. US Navy photo NH 79102		US Naval Historical Center
	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

There is no DANFS history available for LST-733 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

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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