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LST-759 Eddy County

USS LST-759 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

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

LST-491 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 11 June 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 29 July 1944

Commissioned USS LST-759, 25 August 1944, Lt. John A. Baybutt, USCGR, in command

Succeeding Commanding Officer ENS R. C. Kindred, 21 February 1946 to 29 March 1946

During World War II LST-759 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, LST Flotilla 29, Group 85, Division 169 and participated in the:

Okinawa Gunto operation;
(a) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945

Decommissioned, 29 March 1946

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group

Named Eddy County (LST-759), 1 July 1955

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1958

Final Disposition, fate unknown

LST-759 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 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
91k	*LST-759* and *LST-643* approaching *ABSD-6* at Guam, 29 May 1945. US National Archives photo # 80-G-379466, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Nancy Reed
98k	*LST-759* and *LST-643* entering *ABSD-6* at Guam, 29 May 1945. US National Archives photo # 80-G-379467, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Nancy Reed
112k	*LST-759* and *LST-643* in the forward end of *ABSD-6* at Guam, 29 May 1945. US National Archives photo # 80-G-379468, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Nancy Reed
50k	*LST-759* underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-1946. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photo #: NH 79022.	Mike Green

View the Eddy County (LST-759)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
USS LST-759 - U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

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