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USS LST-927

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Papa - Alpha
NVPA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 20 May 1944, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA.

Launched, 28 June 1944

Commissioned, USS LST-927, 7 July 1944, LTjg. Fred H. Larsen USNR in command

During World War II USS LST-927 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 4 to 18 January 1945	Consolidation of Southern Philippines Mindanao Island landings, 10 to 19 March, 24 March to 14 April and 17 to 23 April 1945

Decommissioned, 20 July 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 October 1946

USS LST-927 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 December 1947, to The Learner Co., Oakland, CA.

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
	149k	William J. Pattison (APD-104) fitting out at Bethlehem Steel Co. Shipyard, Hingham, MA., 1 July 1944, She is still carrying her "DE" hull number but will be redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport, *APD-104, 17 July 1944. Note other ships also fitting out, including LST-926* and *LST-927. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-85668 US National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-85599*, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Mike Green
1016092702	227k	USS LST-927 underway in the New York Channel, 1 August 1944 US National Archives photo # 80-G-453329	Rick Davis
1016092705	92k	USS LST-927 marring up to *LCT(5)-66* at Parang, Mindanao, Philippines, 18 April 1945. Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives.	David Upton
1016092707	99k		David Upton
1016092706	107k
1016092703	175k	USS LST-927 married up to *LCT(5)-66* at Parang, Mindanao, Philippines, 18 April 1945. Frames from the film "LST BEING UNLOADED AT SEA BECAUSE OF MUDDY BEACHES, PARANG, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; 41ST RECONNAISSANCE TROOPS AT ZAMBOANGA, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ; BEACHHEAD SCENES OF 163RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION, LANDING ON JOLO ISLANDS, SULU ARCHIPELAGO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS" National Archives ID 17932. Local ID 111-ADC-4130. Dept. of the Army. Ref. COMTASK-GROUP 76.10 - Rep of the invasions & resupply of Sanga Sanga & Jolo Is, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines 4/2-11/45- National Archives.	David Upton
1016092704	148k		David Upton
	62k	USS LST-927 at anchor in San Francisco Bay, circa 1945-1946. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH-84706 courtesy of D.M. McPherson, 1976.	Robert Hurst

USS LST-927
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Larsen, Fred Herbert, USNR	7 July 1944 - September 1945
02	LT. Wickett, Bryce A., USNR	September 1945 - December 1945
03	LTjg. Keever Jr., Claude B., USNR	December 1945 - 20 July 1946


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