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LST-830

USS LST-830 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 15 August 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 30 September 1944

Commissioned USS LST-830, 28 October 1944, with a Coast Guard crew

During World War II LST-830 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:

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

Following World War II LST-830 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945

Decommissioned, 29 April 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946

Final Disposition, sold for commercial operations, 8 July 1947, to Compania, Naviera, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, fate unknown

LST-830 earned one battle star 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 12 kts.
Complement 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 130 officers and enlisted
Boats two LCVPs
Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	63k	*LST-830*, at Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. 22-24 September 1945. .		Hugh L. Hudson, Jr., RM/2c, LSM-467, Collection, photo number 088
	64k	*LST-830, at sea, enroute to Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. Note: LST's 726, 800, 811, 830, 888, 918, 950, and 1048* convoyed from Saipan to Sasebo with *LSM's 76, 80, 111, 112, 283, 343, 386, 387, 440, 467,and 474, 14-21 September 1945. These LSM's, along with 321* and *322, grouped at Hilo, HI. on 27 August. LSM's 321* and *322* left the group, *478* and *499* joined the group at Saipan. Escorts were Joyce (DE-317), *PC-1231, PC-1260, and LCI(FF)-628. This photo was taken over the bow of LSM-467* looking out toward the LST's of the group.		Hugh L. Hudson, Jr., RM/2c, LSM-467, Collection, photo number 054

There is no DANFS history available for LST-830 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
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

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