USS LST 753
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 753 |
| Owner | US Navy |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburg USA |
| Launched | 10 Jun 1944 |
| In service | 10 Jul 1944 |
| Out of service | 25 Jun 1946 |
| Fate | sold for scrap 21 May 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 tons |
| Length | 328 ft |
| Beam | 50 ft |
| Depth | draft at landing 3' 11" fwd; 9' 10" rear |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 11.6 knots |
| Capacity | 117 crew, 163 troops |
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Remarks
This LST was laid down on 30 Apr 1944 and was able to be launched on 10 Jun 1944, and to enter service on 10 Jul 1944. She was assigned toteh Asiatic-Pacific Theatre and participated on landings in Lingayen Gulf and on Mindanao Island in the Philippines, and she landed Australian troops at Balikpapan between 28 June and 10 Jul 1945.
Designed to carry 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. Linked 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 - 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
Battle Honours
- Luzon Operation
- Borneo operation
- Capture of Southern Philippines