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Topic: USS LST 787

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - LST class Tank landing ships
		USS LST 33 (LST 33) (To Greece as Lemnos)
		USS LST 36 (LST 36) (To Greece as Samos)
		USS LST 37 (LST 37) (To Greece as Lesbos)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=595 (1766 words)

	LST-787
		In a raid on the 13th the 787 claimed destruction of an enemy aircraft and on the 20th she departed Okinawa, reaching Saipan on 26 May 1945.
		Departing on the 12th arrived at Lingayen Gulf on the 15th where she loaded elements of the 308th Bomb Wing, 5th Air Force, with equipment and on the 20th departed for Okinawa, arriving on the 24th.
		The 787 left Leyte on September 15th for Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands where on the 18th and 19th elements and equipment of the116th Engineer Combat Battalion, 41st Army Division were loaded, departing for Honshu, Japan on the 19th.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/webcutters/LST_787.html (1065 words)

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		LST 710 and LST 752 are damaged by collision and LST 219 by grounding, all in the Philippines.
		The Japanese submarine RO-112 is sunk by the submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) in the Philippines.
		The battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) is damaged by an explosion, the destroyer USS Ammen (DD-527) by a horizontal bomber and the submarine chaser SC-737 by grounding, all in the Okinawa area.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1945.html (10861 words)

	US Naval Ships Sunk In Action
		USS Thompson (DMS-38) minor damage in the vicinity of the bridge after an air burst and near misses from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 13 casualties, 20 August 1952.
		USS James E. Kyes (DD-787) slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds of 155 mm at a range of 8,000-12,000 yards from a shore battery near Wonsan, North Korea, 9 casualties, 19 April 1953.
		USS Gurke (DD-783) slight damage from 2 hits and shrapnel from 5 near misses after receiving 150 rounds of 76-90 mm, at 6,000 to 11,000 yards, near Songjin, North Korea, 3 casualties, 25 June 1953.
	www.korean-war.com /USNavy/usnavyshipssunk.html (2247 words)

	LST series of tank landing ship
		USS LST-715 - Renamed USS De Kalb County
		USS LST-1066 - Renamed USS New London County
		USS LST-1171 - Renamed USS De Soto County
	www.jedsite.info /naval/lima/lst-usa_series/lst-series.html (72 words)

	Coast Guard Manned LSTs
		Some had Navy crewmen on board that manned the smaller landing craft attached to the LSTs or filled rates that the Coast Guard did not have enough men in such as radiomen, and medical staffs were typically Navy.
		Coast Guard-manned LSTs participated in almost all of the major amphibious invasions undertaken by the U.S. during the war.
		Although they were irreverently known by their crews as a Large, Slow Targets, these were the vessels that put troops and supplies on enemy shores, ensuring in the end a victory for the Allies over each of the Axis powers.
	www.uscg.mil /history/WEBCUTTERS/USCG_LST_Index.html (348 words)

	Korean War
		USS Cabildo LSD 16 USS Colonial LSD 18
		LST 529 LST 561 LST 629 LST 692
		LST 772 LST 819 LST 822 LST 914
	www.lst1126.com /Korean_War.html (359 words)

	Destroyer Photo Index DDG-85 USS McCAMPBELL
		View of USS McCampbell (DDG-85) from 04 level of Ex USS Frederick (LST-1184) after Frederick's decommissioning on 05 October 2002 during berth shift from M-1 to B-20 at Naval Station Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
		Pacific Ocean July 26 2005, the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) prepares to go alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to conduct a fueling at sea (FAS), as the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) navigates off her starboard side.
		Fuel lines connect USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG-85) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Pacific Ocean, August 10, 2007.
	www.navsource.org /archives/05/01085.htm (771 words)

	History of U.S. Naval Operations, Korea: Chapter 5, Part 3
		On the 14th, as the minesweepers started work in Yongil Man, the tractor group of LSTs, towing the LSUs and with two fleet tugs as escort, sailed from Tokyo Bay, to be followed on the morrow by the transport group.
		Nine of the LSTs disgorged their cargo along the jetty wall and on the beaches of Yongil Man, along with the smaller landing craft; seven were ordered out to Kuryongpo around the point to unload vehicles.
		On the 23rd the commanding officer of a Navy LST was directed by Admiral Doyle to take over the duties of senior officer present, and late in the evening the force commander sailed in Mount McKinley, with Union, Kyes, and Diachenko, for Tokyo.
	www.history.navy.mil /books/field/ch5c.htm (2354 words)

	Korean War Naval Chronology, January-April 1952
		USS Fletcher (DDE 445) and USS Apache (ATF 67) in the southeast Cho-do anchorage were fired on and straddled by 105 mm battery of four to six guns on the mainland to the southeast of them.
		USS Apache (ATF 67) and HMCS Bioui (DDE) were fired upon by shore batteries when approaching south of Cho-do to recover Apache's anchor which had been shipped when she came under fire on 28 January.
		USS Boyle (DMS 34) in a counter-battery engagement with an enemy gun received 12 near misses The battery was silenced with at Yang-do one gun probably destroyed.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/korea/chron52a.htm (9257 words)

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		Was transfered for a short period in an emergency deployment to the USS Bordelon to be on the blockade of Cuba as a radioman, transfered back to the Luce afterwards.
		Transferred to USS Estocin in Oct. 1993 and was involved in Counter Drug Operations and the Haiti Blockade.
		Subsequently, I was assigned to USS Indepen- dence CVA-62 at NOB Norfolk.
	www.navetsusa.com /mates.txt (11637 words)

	Guestbook--Most Recent Entries
		I was aboard the USS HAWKIN from 62 to 65.
		I was with Capt. Felt in 1960-62 aboard U.S.S. Decatur DD936 I left the navy in 1962, aaaaaathen in 1970 I joined the U.S.A.F. Retired in 1985 as Smsgt.
		I was a signalman on the USS Hollister DD-788 from Mar 71 to Jan 73.
	www.pioneernet.net /joensun/guestlog.htm (2041 words)

	WORLD WAR II 1945
		February 22 - The destroyer escort USS Melvin R. Nawman (DE-416) is damaged by a collision with LST 807 in the Iwo Jima area.
		The destroyer USS Kimberley (DD-521), light minelayer USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) and high-speed transport USS Gilmer (APD-11) are damaged by suicide plane; the destroyer escort USS Sederstrom (DE-31) by collision; and the high-speed transport USS Knudsen (APD-11) by horizontal bomber, all in the Okinawa area.
		April 24 - The destroyer escort USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) is sunk by a submarine torpedo in the Atlantic.
	www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1945_ww2.htm (11002 words)

	History of Diego Garcia
		The USS VERNON COUNTY beaches and begins offloading the men and construction equipment that will be used to build the US Navy base on Diego Garcia.
		The four crewmen eject from the crippled aircraft, and are rescued by the USS RUSSELL.
		The plaintiffs are descendants of the workers on the islands removed in 1972, and ask for a lot of stuff, but the bottom line is that they want at least $2,000,000 per person, and claim there are 5,000 islanders (this means $10,000,000,000 - ten billion dollars).
	www.zianet.com /tedmorris/dg/realhistory.html (9627 words)

	Associations
		LST 1159 (USS Tom Green Cty) (SEE Mobile Riverine)
		LST 836 (USS Holmes Cty) (SEE Monile Riverine)
		LST 905 (USS Madera Cty) SEE Mobile Riverine
	www.military-network.com /ben/Associations.cfm?category=usn_lst (42 words)

	Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association
		The USS William F. Seiverling (DE-441) Association will hold their 39th Reunion Sept. 30 through Oct. 3, 2003 at the Ramada Express Hotel and Casino, 2121 South Casino Dr., P.O. Box 7771, Laughlin, NV 89028.
		The crew of the USS Hurst (DE-250) Association, USCG WWII Escort Division 20, are planning a reunion aboard the Carnival cruise ship Sensation, departing Tampa, FL October 13, 2003 for a six-day, five-night cruise to Grand Cayman and Mozumel, Mexico.
		The Coast Guard-manned USS Sheliak (KA-62) will hold its 15th annual reunion September 12-15, 2003 at the Double Tree Hotel in Valley Forge, PA. All former shipmates who would like to participate should contact Fred Mientka at (719) 328-9519.
	www.coastguardcombatvets.com /OLDWEBSITE/qd-5.asp (1992 words)

	Tank Landing Ship LST
		USS LST-786 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II, and USS Garrett County (AGP-786) by the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
		USS Garrett County (AGP-786) was transferred to South Vietnam, renamed Can Tho (HQ 801) and later acquired by the Philippines, renamed BPR Kalinga Apayao (LT 516)
		The invocation during the commissioning ceremonies for Garrett County (LST 786) at Mare Island, 15 October 1966.
	www.navsource.org /archives/10/16/160786.htm (888 words)

	Tank Landing Ship LST-787
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		LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship: Laid down, 2 July 1944 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Launched, 12 August 1944; Commissioned USS LST-787, 13 September 1944.
		During World War II, LST-787 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: Capture and occupation of Iwo Jima-February 1945, and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto-April through June 1945.
	www.navsource.org /archives/10/16/160787.htm (280 words)

	Frigate Photo Index FFG-54 USS FORD
		In 1966, he was transferred to the Naval Support Activity, Danang, Republic of Vietnam, where he was to report aboard USS George K. MacKenzie (DD836).
		Following completion of his tour aboard MacKenzie, Ford was subsequently transferred to the USS Henderson (DD 785) where he remained until the end of his second enlistment in 1967.
		They are, from left to right; Ford, the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville (LPD-13), and the tank landing ship USS Barnstable County (LST-1197).
	www.navsource.org /archives/07/0754.htm (2542 words)

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