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LST-787
LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 2 July 1944 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Launched, 12 August 1944; Commissioned USS LST-787, 13 September 1944. During World War II, LST-787 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Capture and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945, and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April through June 1945. Following the war, LST-787 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early November 1945. Decommissioned, 27 May 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946; Final disposition, sold, 7 May 1948, to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, PA for scrapping. LST-787 earned two 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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There is no DANFS history available for LST-787 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 - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
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