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USS LST-1031

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Papa - Bravo
NVPB

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

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During World War II, USS LST-1031 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LST Flotilla Six, CAPT. Laidlaw USN (25);
LST Group Eighteen, CDR. P. Neikum USNR Ret. (26);
LST Division Thirty-Five and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Campaign and Dates
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 3 May to 30 June 1945

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 23 October 1947, to Boston Metals Corp., Baltimore, MD.

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Specifications:

Displacement

1,625 t.(lt)

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

2,366 t.

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

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1016103103	53k	LST-1031 launching at Boston Navy Yard, 25 June, 1944. US Navy photo from USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. LST Shipyard Collection		Tommy Trampp
	78k	USS LST-1031 beached at Okinawa, 12 July 1945. US National Archives image.		Bill Brinkley
	131k	Carrying their meager belongings, civilians trudge into the cargo deck of USS LST-1031 scheduled to take them up the Okinawa coast to a refugee camp, circa late 1945. A US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

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USS LST-1031
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Price, Charles William, USN	25 July 1944 - 18 December 1945

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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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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