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USS LST-394

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Mike - November
NCMN

USS LST-394 was transferred to the Royal Navy

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 27 July 1942, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.

Launched, 11 November 1942

Commissioned USS LST-394, 15 December 1942, LT. John H. Peden, USN, in command

During World War II USS LST-394 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943	Invasion of southern France, 15 August to 22 September 1944

Decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom, 24 December 1944, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HM-LST-394

Returned to US Naval custody, 12 May 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 June 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 December 1947, to N. Block and Co., Norfolk, VA

LST-394 earned two battle stars for World War II service

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	Source
1015004109	247k	USS LCI(L)-41, USS LST-394 and *LCT(5)-198* beached in the Port of Anzio, Italy, 14 April 1944. Frame from a short film named "Activities of US Navy Salvage Units on Beachhead. Anzio, Italy", National Archives Identifier 76233. Local ID: 428-NPC-1856	David Upton
1016039401	125k	USS LST-394 beached in the Port of Anzio, Italy, 14 April 1944. Frames from a short film named "Activities of US Navy Salvage Units on Beachhead. Anzio, Italy", National Archives Identifier 76233. Local ID: 428-NPC-1856	David Upton
1016039402	150k		David Upton
1016039403	170k	USS LST-394 and HM LCI(L)-294 beached in the Port of Anzio, Italy, 14 April 1944. Frames from a short film named "Activities of US Navy Salvage Units on Beachhead. Anzio, Italy", National Archives Identifier 76233. Local ID: 428-NPC-1856	David Upton
1016039404	175k		David Upton

USS LST-394
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Peden, John H., USN	15 December 1942 - July 1944
02	LTjg. Hotchkiss, W. C., USNR	July 1944 - 24 December 1944


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

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