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USS LST-1034

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Papa - Hotel
NVPH

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation (1)

USS LST-1034 was sold to The Netherlands East Indies, named HNLMS LST-5

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 26 June 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.

Launched, 4 August 1944

Commissioned USS LST-1034, 26 August 1944, LTjg. Paul C. Greenwell, USNR, in command

During World War II, USS LST-1034 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Luzon operation Mindanao Island landings 17 to 23 April 1945

Following World War II USS LST-1034 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
10 September to 26 October 1945
18 November 1945 to 1 September 1946

Decommissioned, 8 October 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 29 October 1946

USS LST-1034 earned one battle star for World War II service

Sold to the Netherlands East Indies, 28 October 1946, Commissioned LST-5

Named LST Woedni, date unknown

Woedni was used by the Dutch in the Netherlands East Indies in attempts to suppress the anti-kolonial uprisings (Indonesian independence occurred, 27 December 27, 1949.)

Woendi was returned to the Netherlands Royal Navy . It received the (NATO) hull number A832 in October 1950

During the 1950s and 1960s HNLMS Woedni (A832) served as a training ship for the Dutch Royal Marines

Decommisssioned and struck off charge, 28 August 1972

Final Disposition, sold to the breakers, Van Castricum & Co, Rotterdam, 14 November 1972

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-1034
1016103407	293k	USS LST-1034 departing Boston, MA., August 1944.	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
	220k	USS LST-1034 commissioning crew photo, 26 August 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.	Mike Reade in honor of his father John Francis Reade USS LST-1034
1016103410	108k	USS LST-1034 probably beached while unloading equipment in the Philippines, 1945	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
1016103411	25k	USS LST-1034 beached, date and location unknown	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
	62k	USS LST-1034, USS LST-722 along with other LSTs beached while offloading equipment, probably during the Mindanao campaign, circa April 1945	Mike Reade in honor of his father John Francis ReadeUSS LST-1034
	84k	USS LST-1034 beached while a tank rolls out of the ship's tank deck during unloading operations, probably during the Mindanao campaign, circa April 1945	Mike Reade in honor of his father John Francis Reade USS LST-1034
1016103409	185k	USS LST-1034 beached in the Philippines, 1945	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
	222k	John F. Reade and other USS LST-1034 crew members at Manila, 1945.	Mike Reade in honor of his father John Francis Reade USS LST-1034
	89k	Ancient Order of the Deep certification that G. D. Rogers RT3/c crossed the equator and was dully initiated aboard USS LST-1034 on 10 March 1945.	Tommy Trampp
1016103412	95k	USS LST-1034 crew members left to right; Buck Young, Sam Chinni, Bill Schultz, Ernie Almassy, Don Lucas, Philippines 1945.	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
1016103413	128k	USS LST-1034 crew members, Bill Schultz seated at crane controls.	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034
1016103414	27k	USS LST-1034 crew mates, Bill Schultz at left	Ned Schultz in honor of his father YNC William R. Schultz USS LST-1034

Unidentified Crew Members
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HNLMS LST-5 / HNLMS Woedni (A832)
1016103419	27k	*HNLMS Woedni* (A832) ship's logo**	Our Navy Fleet
1016103427 2174-0824	108k	During the 1st Police Action in Operation Product, HNLMS LST-5 and HNLMS LST-5 brought the heavy equipment to the beach of Pasir Poetih (East Java), 27 July 1947. Photo by G. Ottengraf, Marine Brigade - Netherlands Institute for Military History, Object number 2174-0824, 2174-0823, 2174-1152, 2174-0536, 2174-0532, 2174-1462
1016062708 2174-0823	101k
1016062710 2174-1152	85k
1016062711 2174-0536	123k
1016062712 2174-0532	131k
1016062713 2174-1462	156k
1016103420	72k	*HNLMS Woedni* (A832) crew photo, date and location unknown.**	Our Navy Fleet
1016103426	74k	*HNLMS Woedni* (A832)** participating in a training exercise with for Netherlands Royal Marines, off Texel in 2960. Netherlands Ministry of Defense NIMH.NL Order Number 2158_014863	Maarten Schönfeld

Various images of HNLMS Woedni (A832) from the web site "Our Navy Fleet"

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USS LST-1034
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Greenwell, Paul Calvin, USNR	26 August 1944 - December 1945
02	LTjg. Spaunburg Jr., Harvey L., USNR	December 1945 - June 1946
03	LTjg. Pickle Jr., Crawford Wilson, USN	June 1946 - September 1946
04	LCDR. Hanley, Robert Timothy, USNR	September 1946 - 8 October 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
1st Anniversary History, 26 August 1944 - 26 August 1945
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Last Updated 10 November 2023

Various images of HNLMS Woedni (A832) from the web site "Our Navy Fleet"
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