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USS Pender County (LST-1080)
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 USS LST-1080 (1945 - 1955)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Kilo - Xray
 NAKX
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
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

USS Pender County (LST-1080) was transferred to the Republic of Korea and renamed Hwa San (LST-816)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 April 1945, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, MA.
  • Launched, 2 May 1945
  • Commissioned USS LST-1080, 29 May 1945
  • LST-1080 saw no combat action during World War II
  • Following World War II LST-1080 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945
  • Decommissioned, 29 August 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 3 October 1950
  • During the Korean War LST-1080 participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    First UN Counter Offensive
    11 to 21 April 1951     		Korean Defensive Summer-Fall 1952
    17 to 18 October 1952
    Communist China Spring Offensive
    22 April to 13 May 1951
    20 June to 8 July 1951     		Third Korean Winter
    17 to 18 October 1952
    13 to 14 December 1952
    4 to17 January 1953
    11 to 14 February 1953
    UN Summer-Fall Offensive
    9 to 13 July 1951     		 

  • Named Pender County (LST-1080), 1 July 1955
  • Decommissioned, 2 January 1958
  • Transferred to the Republic of Korea in October 1958, renamed Hwa San (LST-816)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 6 February 1959
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS LST-1080 earned five battle stars for Korean War 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
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    USS Pender County (LST-1080)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
     Decommissioned29 August 1946 - 3 October 1950
    05LCDR. Paulis Jr., Joseph Johnno dates
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    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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