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LST-847

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

511 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 1 November 1944, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA.

Launched, 17 December 1944

Commissioned USS LST-847, 15 January 1945

Following World War II LST-847 performed occupation duty and saw service in China until early March 1946

Decommissioned, 21 June 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946

Final Disposition, sold for operation, 13 May 1948, to Alexander Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,625 t.(fl) 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 Capacity approx. 130 Officers and Enlisted
Boats two LCVP
Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
27k	*LST-847* ready for launching, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA., 17 December 1944 US National Archives photos, NARA II, College Park, MD., Still Photos Research Room, Record Group 19-LCM, Box 491	Mike Grobbel for his father Robert C. Grobbel S1/c USS LST-847
71k	*LST-847* launching, at American Bridge Co., Ambridge, PA., 17 December 1944 US National Archives photos, NARA II, College Park, MD., Still Photos Research Room, Record Group 19-LCM, Box 491	Mike Grobbel for his father Robert C. Grobbel S1/c USS LST-847
23k	*LST-847* at anchor off Saipan, 28 June 1945. Robert C. Grobbel S1/c USN, served on the LST-847 and included this snapshot in a letter to his parents 31 Aug 1945	Mike Grobbel for his father Robert C. Grobbel S1/c USS LST-847
63k	*LST-847* moored pierside, US Naval Operating Base, Shanghai, China, circa 20 Sept to 10 Oct 1945.	Photo from the collection of Joe Grassoni, S2/c, USS LST-847
77k	*LST-847, LST-724* and *LST-1056* beached at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, circa 1-5 March 1946.	Photo from the collection of Joe Grassoni, S2/c, USS LST-847
83k	*LST-847* beached, probably at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, circa 1-5 March 1946. Crew members are unidentified.	Photo from the collection of Joe Grassoni, S2/c, USS LST-847

There is no DANFS history available for LST-847 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
USS LST-847
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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