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USNS T-LST-652
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USS LST(H)-652 (1945 - 1952)
USS LST-652 (1945)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - India - Romeo
NFIR

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)

USS LST-652 was transferred to Indonesia and named KRI Teluk Kau (LST-504)

LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 24 July 1944, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca, IL.

Launched, 19 October 1944

Commissioned USS LST-652, 1 January 1945, LT. Richard N. Shaw, USNR, in command

During World War II USS LST-652 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
LST Flotilla Twenty-Three, CAPT. W.W. Weeden Jr. USN;
LST Group Sixty-Seven, CDR V. A. King USN;
LST Division One Hundred Thirty-Three

Redesignated Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) USS LST(H)-652, 15 September 1945

Following World War II USS LST(H)-652 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
12 to 29 September 1945
10 to 29 October 1945
10 to 30 December 1945
25 January to 5 March 1946

Decommissioned, 5 March 1946 and assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q086

Redesignated LST-652, 6 March 1952

Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 and placed in service as USNS T-LST-652

Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1961

Transferred to Indonesia, renamed KRI Teluk Kau (LST-504)

Disposed of by Indonesian Navy, 26 January 2011

Final Disposition, fate unknown

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
1016065203	221k	USS LST-652 being towed on the Chicago River, 3 November 1944. Photo from Chicago Sun Times	David Upton
	502k	USS LST-652 and USS LCI(L)-1097 moored pierside, 6 December 1944, at Navy Pier in Chicago, during the 6th War Bond Drive Exhibition, Photo was taken after USS LCI(L)-1097 was commissioned at DeFoe Shipyard and prior to her trip down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and out to the Pacific War. US Navy photo courtesy Floating Drydock	Caption, Toby Mack
1016065201	218k	Cropped black and white version of above photo showing USS LST-652 moored pierside, 6 December 1944, at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. US Navy photo.	David Upton
1016065202	278k	Local officials in front of USS LST-652 and on the ship's bridge taking part in Navy Exhibit 6th War Loan Campaign, Chicago, IL., "Pacific Theater" The Navy's Sixth War Loan Exhibit. Navy Pier, Chicago, 18 November - 3 December 1944. Part of the exhibit was a demonstration and mock battle on Foster Beach in Chicago. A battalion of Marines invaded an enemy beach with amtracs and tanks landed by the LCI, LSM and LST. Vessels know known to have participated included: USS LCI(L)-1097 and USS LSM-329 USS LST-652 *USS Wolverine* (IX-64) YP-67** USS PCE(R)-856 US National Archives photos	David Upton
1016065204	294k		David Upton

USS LST-652
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Shaw, Richard Nesbitt, USNR	1 January 1945 - 12 December 1945
02	LTjg. Fein, Monroe Stewart, USNR	12 December 1945 - 5 March 1946


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USNS T-LST-652
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USS LST(H)-652 (1945 - 1952)
USS LST-652 (1945)