22-11-2005, 03:12 PM
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Here is a picture my grandfather took of the ship he was stationed on, upon their landing in Nagasaki just a couple of days after the bombing. Can anyone identify this ship? Or can anyone direct me to a place that may help? Thanks!!! Greg  |
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22-11-2005, 03:38 PM
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Looks to me like an LCT. I ran a search for LCT 845 and got the following: Built by: Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Kansas City, Mo Keel Laid: 3 June 44 Launched: 6 July 44 Delivered: 13 July 44 She was an LCT Mark VI: * Displacement: 309 tons (landing) * Length: 119' * Beam: 32' * Draft: 3'7" forward, 4' aft (landing) * Speed: 8 knots * Armament: 2 20mm * Complement: 1 officer, 12 enlisted * Capacity: 4 medium or 3 50-ton tanks; or 150 tons cargo; accomodations for 8 troops * 3 Gray 225 hp diesels; triple screws
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22-11-2005, 05:23 PM
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This is a much larger vessel than standard US LCTs. I thought it might be one of the larger LSTs.
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22-11-2005, 11:58 PM
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This site has some good close-ups of differing designations and LST 334 is the same. . http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/lsttville.htm The history of it can be found here. http://www.historycentral.com/navy/LST/jef...n%20county.html Regards Geoff Quote:
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23-11-2005, 12:17 PM
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[img]images/smilies/default/ohmy.gif[/img] So did I. Welcome to the forums Greg.
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23-11-2005, 01:04 PM
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23-11-2005, 01:18 PM
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These LST Tank Landing Ships are really big movers. Forgot to add the Spec's compared to the LCT one's supplied by Gnomey. Specifications: Displacement 1,625 t.(fl), 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 2 LCVP Armament eight 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns Propulsion 2 General Motors 12-567 Diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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