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LST-1138 Steuben County

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 - World War II Victory Medal
Second Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 6 January 1945, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.

Launched, 5 April 1945

Commissioned USS LST-1138, 24 April 1945

Following World War II LST-1138 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946

After post-war operations with the Pacific Fleet LST-1138 saw extensive service during the Korean War

Renamed USS Steuben County (LST-1138), 1 July 1955

Decommissioned (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 February 1961

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 11 August 1961, to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, OR. LST-1138 earned five battle stars for her Korean War 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, 89-100 enlisted
Troop Accommodations approx. 130 officers and enlisted
Boats two LCVPs
Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders

Size	Image Description	Source
70k	From left to right *LST-550, LST-1090, LST-1024* and *LST-1138* beached in the Philippines during the re-occupation period following the liberation of the Philippines, date and place unknown.	Mike Blades
42k	*LST-1138* at Chigasaki Beach, Chigasaki, Japan, 22 February 1952.	Photo by Don Garner
47k	*LST-1138* underway, date and place unknown.	LST 519 Association web site
22k	*LST-1138*, loading North Korean prisoners of war at Pung Nam Do, Korea, 1953.	LST Home Port web site
16k	LST-1138 underway off San Diego, 1954.	LST Home Port web site

There is no DANFS history available for LST-1138 at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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