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USS LST-907

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Quebec - Alpha
NVQA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

USS LST-907 was transferred to Venezuela and named ARBV Capana

542 Class Tank Landing Ship

Laid down, 31 January 1944, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA.

Launched, 18 March 1944

Commissioned LST-907, 30 April 1944, LT. Dale 0. Morgan, USNR, in command

During World War II USS LST-907 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign**
Campaign and Dates
Invasion of southern France, September 1944

Decommissioned, 18 October 1946 and laid up in the Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Venezuela, 25 November 1946 and commissioned into the Venezuelan Navy as ARBV Capana

USS LST-907 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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-907
	294k	USS LST-907 and USS LST-988 moored at Civitavecchia, Italy while loading the US Army Air Force's 523rd Fighter Squadron's ground crew and equipment for sea lift to Corcisa, circa 13 July 1944. Photo by Haven Sanborn, Radio Mechanic, 523rd Fighter Squadron USAAF.	Murray Sanborn for his father Haven Sanborn
ARBV Capana
	42k	Ex-USS LST-907 moored, date and location unknown, while in service as the Venezuelan Navy sea-going cadet training ship ARBV Capana, Venezuelan Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
	53k	The sea-going cadet training ship ARBV Capana underway and dressed overall, circa 1952, location unknown.	Robert Hurst

View the USS LST-907
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

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

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