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LST-1105

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 December 1944, at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
  • Launched, 20 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS LST-1105, 13 February 1945, LT. Lionel B. King, USNR, in command
  • During World War II LST-1105 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Following World War II LST-1105 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946
  • Decommissioned, 29 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946
  • Sold, 20 May 1948, to the California Co., for commercial operation
  • Resold (date unknown) and renamed Guaranesi
  • Resold in 1977 and renamed Brasilia, flagged Brazilian
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • LST-1105 earned one battle star for World War II service.

    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,780 t.(lt), 3,640 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Draft unloaded, bow 2' 4" stern 7' 6", loaded bow 8' 2" stern 14' 1"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted
    Troop Accommodations approx. 140 officers and enlisted
    Boats 2 LCVP
    Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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