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USS LST-919

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Sierra - Bravo NVSB

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

USS LST-919 was sold to Argentina and named ARA Cabo San Isidro (BDT6)

542-Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 11 April 1944, by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA.

Launched, 17 May 1944

Commissioned USS LST-919, 31 May 1944, LT. Nils K. Stamps USNR in command

During World War II USS LST-919 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in following campaign:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Leyte operation; Leyte landings, 18 October to 6 November 1944	Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines; Mindanao Island landings, 17 to 23 April 1945
Luzon operation; Lingayen Gulf landing, 4 to 15 January 1945

Following World War II USS LST-919 was assigned to Occupation and China Service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 September to 10 October 1945	21 November 1945 to 7 April 1946
30 October to 20 November 1945

Decommissioned, 5 August 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1946

USS LST-919 earned three battle stars for World War II service

Sold, 10 January, 1948 to Pablo N. Ferrari & Co.

Resold to the government of Argentina, 1 March 1948, named ARA Cabo San Isidro (BDT6)

Converted to a Motor Torpedo Boat tender in 1950

Redesignated Q-56 and transferred to th Naval Transport Service in 1959

Decommissioned by the Argentine Navy, 8 August 1978

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 23 March 1980 to Aranta S.A.

Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)

2,366 t. (beaching displacement)

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)

limiting 11' 2"

maximum navigation 14' 1"

Speed 11.6 kts. (trial)

Endurance 24,000 miles @ 9kts. while displacing 3960 tons

Complement

13 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

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,300 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A, 900hp Diesel engines

single Falk Main Reduction Gears

three Diesel-drive 100Kw 230V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

two propellers, 1,700shp

twin rudders

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS LST-919
	47k	9 January 1945, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon P.I. USS LST-919 is in background laying off shore.	LST Home Port web site
	26k	USS LST-919 USS LST-922 and USS LST-990 beached at Red Beach Leyte Island, P.I., 14 December 1944.	LST Home Port web site
	62k	USS LST-919 USS LST-922 and USS LST-990 beached at Red Beach Leyte Island, P.I., 14 December 1944, loading supplies and equipment bound for Mindoro Island, P.I. Australian War Memorial photo # OG 1909.	Australian War Memorial
	87k	USS LST-919 USS LST-922 and USS LST-990 beached at Mindoro Island, P.I., 15 December 1944 unloading supplies and equipment. Australian War Memorial photo # 017890.	Australian War Memorial
ARA Cabo San Isidro (BDT6) / (Q56)
	154k	Ex-USS LST-919 in Argentine naval service as *ARA Cabo San Isidro* (BDT6)** drydocked, date and location unknown. Photo from histarmar.com	Robert Hurst
	171k		Robert Hurst
	93k	*ARA Cabo San Isidro* (Q56)** at in Porto Argentino (Stanley) Bay, Malvinas (Falkland) Islands waiting to dock during the Falkland War, circa 5 April to 14 June 1982. Photo from histarmar.com	Robert Hurst

USS LST-919
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Stamps, Nils, K., USNR	31 May 1944 - December 1945
02	LT. Simonton, Robert Louis, USNR	December 1945 - 5 August 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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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