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	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)
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=595 (0 words)

	Korean War
		USS Cabildo LSD 16 USS Colonial LSD 18
		LST 1032 LST 1048 LST 1073 LST 1078 LST 1080 (USS Pender County)
		USS LST-715 is on the right end of this group, which also includes LST-611, LST-845 and one other.
	www.lst1126.com /Korean_War.html (0 words)

	Underwater Demolition Teams
		Transferred to APD-34 USS Belknap while the Brooks was in for repairs and took place in the Philippine Luzon landings at Lingayen Gulf in January, 1945.
		Survivors were transferred to USS Sands APD-13 and sent back to Pearl Harbor and from there they rotated to the Maui camp to run training for the new teams until May. Following that, all members were given a month's leave and told to reform at Fort Pierce in June.
		USS Cook departed Japan on 18 October and UDT-20 was disembarked upon the return to San Diego on November 13.
	www.specwarnet.net /americas/UDT.htm (7727 words)

	USS Fletcher DD-445, Morotai Bombardment, September 15, 1944
		LSTs (8 LST) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Captain SCRUGGS.
		LSTs 466 (F), 181, 452, 468, 462, 467, 472.
		Proceeded north to Rao Island then on course 340°(T) until contact was made with USS TAYLOR at Longitude 128-00.5 E, Latitude 02-38 N. Result of search was negative and returned to patrol station in APA area.
	www.ussfletcher.org /morotai.html (1986 words)

	USN Ships--USS Denebola (AF-56)
		In 1963 her capabilities were enhanced by the addition of a helicopter landing platform aft, permitting the use of vertical replenishment techniques in addition to the normal at-sea transfer of cargo by high-line as she steamed alongside her "customers".
		USS Denebola (AF-56) in stormy seas in the Mediterranean, 15 March 1971.
		USS Denebola (AF-56) at sea in the Mediterranean, 26 December 1971.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/af56.htm (0 words)

	America at War
		The heavy cruiser USS San Fransisco (CA-38) and destroyers USS Colahan (DD-658) and USS Moale (DD-693) are damaged by a storm; the destroyers USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) and USS Bryant (DD-665) and submarine chaser PC-578 are damaged by collision; and LST 792 is damaged by coastal defense guns, all in the Iwo Jima area.
		The destroyer USS Pritchett (DD-561) is damaged by horizontal bomber; the destroyer escort USS Foreman (DE-633) by dive bomber; and the attack transports USS Chilton (APA-38), USS Henrico (APA-45), USS Goodhue (APA-107) and USS Telfair (APA-210) and LST 599 are damaged by suicide plane, all in the Okinawa area.
		The destroyers USS Wilson (DD-408) and USS Laffey (DD-724) and the oiler USS Taluga are damaged by suicide plane, and the motor minesweeper YMS-331 is damaged by a suicide boat, all in the Okinawa area.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1945.html (10857 words)

	LST 473 Association and Reunion Information
		Shipmates, Hutchins familymembers and friends of LST 473 gathered in Eagle Lake, Texas September 5-7, 2003 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the attack on LST 473 and the loss of Hutchins and 7 other shipmates.
		Former crew members of two ships that heroically went to the aid of the stricken LST 473 immediately after she was hit were special guests at the ceremony.
		The wreath was covered with white and red carnations with blue ribbons attached that bore, in gold letters, “USS LST 473” and the names and home states of each crew member killed in action.
	lst473.freeyellow.com /LST_473_Association.html (1136 words)

	WORLD WAR II 1945
		The Japanese submarine RO-112 is sunk by the submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) in the Philippines.
		The heavy cruiser USS San Fransisco (CA-38) and destroyers USS Colahan (DD-658) and USS Moale (DD-693) are damaged by a storm; the destroyers USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) and USS Bryant (DD-665) and submarine chaser PC-578 are damaged by collision; and LST 792 is damaged by coastal defense guns, all in the Iwo Jima area.
		The destroyer USS Pritchett (DD-561) is damaged by horizontal bomber; the destroyer escort USS Foreman (DE-633) by dive bomber; and the attack transports USS Chilton (APA-38), USS Henrico (APA-45), USS Goodhue (APA-107) and USS Telfair (APA-210) and LST 599 are damaged by suicide plane, all in the Okinawa area.
	www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1945_ww2.htm (11002 words)

	DANFS: USS Renshaw (DD-499)
		On 13 March the ship was in the Empress Augusta Bay area where she bombarded enemy positions in the jungles east of the beachhead held by Allied forces
		At first assigned to the outer destroyer screen, she later closed the Tinian beach to provide star shell illumination and fire support for troops ashore who were undergoing a heavy counterattack.
		While in the Mindanao Sea [escorting a convoy composed of 23 LSTs, 15 LSMs, 9 LCTs, 2 YMSs, 1 PC, 1 APC, and 12 other escorts en route to he invasion of Palawan], on 19 February 1945, Renshaw was struck by a torpedo from an enemy submarine.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DD/dd499.html (1350 words)

	USS BATFISH (SS 310) WAR PATROL #3
		The LST is making lots of smoke and heading on a course at right angles to that which the convoy was on when last seen.
		One plane over LST, one off our port beam, the DD is ahead of the LST and changing course to his left.
		Whether these torpedoes were fired from the DD, the LST or whether they were dropped by a plane (I hadn't see the bomber for 20 minutes) I don't rightly know.
	www.ussbatfish.com /patrol-3.html (7158 words)

	LST series of tank landing ship
		USS LST-715 - Renamed USS De Kalb County
		USS LST-1159 - Renamed USS Tom Green County
		USS LST-1171 - Renamed USS De Soto County
	www.jedsite.info /naval/lima/lst-usa_series/lst-series.html (72 words)

	USS Wiltsie (DD 716)
		USS WILTSIE experiences heavy seas causing three cracks in the fantail area of the main deck and the loss of two ladders; and rips two holes in the port bow of the motor whaleboat.
		USS WILTSIE suffers hull damage while moored alongside JOHN W. "Exceptionally high winds" buffet the ships together when a mooring camel between the two ships overturns, opening riveted seams in WILTSIE's hull.
		USS WILTSIE was laid down on 13 March 1946 at Port Newark, N.J., by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 31 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs.
	navysite.de /dd/dd716.htm (6346 words)

	USS Pringle (DD-477) at AllExperts
		USS Pringle (DD-477) December 1942, 5 inch (127 mm) guns trained to port.
		USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. Pringle (1873 - 1932).
		Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/us/uss_pringle_(dd-477).htm (901 words)

	USS Wiltsie (DD 716)
		USS WILTSIE experiences heavy seas causing three cracks in the fantail area of the main deck and the loss of two ladders; and rips two holes in the port bow of the motor whaleboat.
		USS WILTSIE suffers hull damage while moored alongside JOHN W. "Exceptionally high winds" buffet the ships together when a mooring camel between the two ships overturns, opening riveted seams in WILTSIE's hull.
		USS WILTSIE was laid down on 13 March 1946 at Port Newark, N.J., by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 31 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs.
	www.navysite.de /dd/dd716.htm (6346 words)

	USS LUZON (ARG-2) - US Navy - Korean War Project
		CSF Doyle Capenter USN-Ret 43/45 USS Luzon ARG-2 Rt.
		USNR 43/45 USS Luzon ARG-2 227 Evergreen Avenue Mantua, NJ 08051-1045
		YNSN Carl Westfall USN 57/59 USS Luzon ARG-2 5323 Cameron Lane Lafayette, IN 47905-7584
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_luzon.htm (6190 words)

	Jack Abraitis - M.L.B.W. Glossary - USN Ship Classes - WarShips, Amphibious Warfare Ships
		USS Blue Ridge became the Seventh Fleet flagship in 1979.
		USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32), USS Alamo (LSD 33) and USS Hermitage (LSD 34) are scheduled for decommissioning in fiscal year 1990.
		USS Talbot County (LST-1153) launched 4/24/47, completed 9/3/47; USS Tallahatchie County (LST-1154) launched 7/19/46, completed 6/9/49.
	www.princeton.edu /~abraitis/glosdocs/usnphib.htm (1759 words)

	USS POLLUX AKS-2 and AKS-4
		Shortly after reporting aboard the USS POLLUX he was promoted to CSK (SKC) because of his former military experience as a Sergeant Major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and his longshore experience.
		His career naval highlight was being a plank owner of the USS Arkansas and as Command Master Chief of the USS San Diego.
		B.J. says he will be attending the USS ZELLARS reunion in Seattle from 28 Sept. through 1 October 1995 and will not be able to attend the POLLUX reunion but he will definitely make plans to attend the next reunion.
	www.usspollux.com /shipmatebios.html (19459 words)

	APA 214 USS Natrona
		USS LaGrange (APA-124), USS Drew (APA-162), USS Wyandot (AKA-92), USS Chilton (APA-38), USS St Marys (APA-126), USS Tazwell (APA-209), USS Suffolk (AKA-69), USS Oberon (AKA-14), USS Torrance (AKA-76), USS PCE (R) 853, and the USS Tekesta (ATF-93).
		USS LST 918 made fast to starboard side and commenced receiving spent brass from this ship.
		However, the Oscar was hit and was smoking badly as he began his dive and it must be presumed that this fact caused the pilot to miss his target, as he missed the WHITING, landing instead in the water close aboard of her.
	www.rpadden.com /214/214-history.htm (14123 words)

	WASHINGTON STATE CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES LST ASSOCIATION
		The Washington State Chapter was formed in 1988 in Seattle by members of the United States LST Association for the purpose of bringing members together within the state.
		USS New York is about 45 percent complete and should be ready for launch in mid-2007.
		This Site is Dedicated, with Deep Appreciation, to the LST Crewmen and their Spouses who have given so much of their time to keep this Site and The Association on Course over the years and a Memorial to the Crewman and Their Spouses who have passed over the bar ahead of us.
	community-2.webtv.net /hotmail.com/ggrickssr/WashingtonState (687 words)

	The World War 2 Store: US Submarines 1941-45 (New Vanguard)
		The sections on operations consists primarily of two vignettes, one on the USS Harder's "destroyer-killing-spree" in June 1944 and the actions of the USS Darter and Dace in October 1944.
		The author also provide brief mention of Richard O'Kane and the USS Tang in one of the color plates, plus brief mention of the early efforts by the Asiatic Fleet boats and life-guard duties.
		While Sam Dealy's patrols on the USS Harder were impressive, the author presents some wartime claims as fact without mentioning that some were later disputed by the US Navy.
	www.ww2incolor.com /shop.php?c=1&n=5018&i=1841768596&x=US_Submarines_1941_45_New_Vanguard (1758 words)

	USS BUSH(DD 529) - Admiralty Islands
		The USS BUSH participated in the initial invasion of the Admiralty Islands.
		On Day 2, the USS BUSH and destroyer USS STOCKTON engaged in repeated bombardment and strafing of Japanese locations, inhibiting any effective counter attack and reducing potential American casualties.
		It is from this action that the U. Army personnel first coined the USS BUSH nickname "The Fighting '29".
	www.ussbush.com /admralty.htm (1553 words)

	The Vietnam Brownwater Navy guestbook for Landing Ships Transports or LSTs
		I was on USS Pitkin County LST 1082 in Viet Nam from early 1970 till mid 1971.
		I was on Lst 1148 Sumner County 65/66.
		Served on the Pitkin County from 7-67 to 9-68 and the USS Tutuila ARG-4 from 6-69 to 6-70.
	www.brownwater-navy.com /guestbook/LST-gb.htm (7471 words)

	Pickleloaf.com : Books : "Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002" (New Vanguard)
		The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships.
		Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion.
		The LST was a British invention, but American industry made it a practical reality.
	www.pickleloaf.com /store/store.cgi?item_id=1841769231&search_type=AsinSearch&templates=1&language=1&locale=us&max_results=30 (326 words)

	USS Wiltsie (DD-716) at AllExperts
		USS Wiltsie (DD-716) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
		Wiltsie was laid down on 13 March 1945 at Port Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 31 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs.
		Clark, Commander, Destroyer Division 111, embarked in the recently arrived Wiltsie, assumed direction of the embarkation operation for the ROK troops.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/us/uss_wiltsie_(dd-716).htm (5114 words)

	USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) - Crew Bio's
		He is also a member of the volunteer crew of the restored WWII submarine USS COBIA (SS-245) docked at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI.
		After leaving the Barnstable Co., was stationed on the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) until 1987 when he left Navy as a BM2.
		Mr McGovern's Current rank is CDR and he was recently named as the Commanding Officer of the USS Carter Hall (LSD-50).
	www.hikertechnologies.com /lst1197/barn_bio.htm (2975 words)

	Com7th Fleet Casualties Vietnam War
		LST's with casualties were assigned to either one of the CTF's where they had casualties that occurred onboard them, not to Com7th Fleet, as all the other ships were at the time they sustained their casualties onboard.
		USS JOHN R. 04/03/72 - FA Thomas R. Muren, Lakewood, CA - [MIA Gulf of Tonkin]
		USS WILLIAM V. 11/12/67 - SFM2 James D. Roark, Abingdon, VA - [MIA Gulf of Tonkin]
	web.meganet.net /kman/7thfleet.htm (3095 words)

	[No title]
		On 8 April 1945, she reported her position to submarine USS Tigrone & when she did not acknowledge messages sent from Tigrone the next day, it was presumed that she had headed toward Luzon Strait.
		When she failed to make a transmission, USS Bang was sent to make the search and rendezvous with Snook.
		The only trace that was ever found was a wheelhouse door 1969 - USS Bon Homme Richard port call Yokosuka 1974 - USS Kitty Hawk port call Gulf of Oman 1991 - Naval forces continue counter air-defensive, combat air patrols, minesweeping and maritime interception operations 1991 - USS Bunker Hill arrives at NAVBASE Yokosuka homeport.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/april/08Apr.txt (1519 words)

	NavyReunions
		USS Bashaw SS 241 reunion to be held in Niagara Falls 10-14 September 2006.
		USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36) 2006 Reunion to be held in Virginia Beach, VA from September 20 -24, 2006.
		USS Iwo Jima Association reunion for all Navy and Marine Corps personnel, served or serving, on USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2/LHD-7), USS Okinawa (LPH-3), and USS New Orleans (LPH-11) at the Radisson Riverwalk Hotel in Jacksonville, FL.
	www.reunionsworld.com /MilitaryReunions/Navy.htm (5343 words)

	"Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002" (New Vanguard) - World War II Books - Pilot Watches
		The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships.
		Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion.
		What the LST accomplished was direct transfer from a friendly port thousands of miles from the objective to the hostile beachhead of the heaviest equipment.
	www.aerospacenews.com /pilot-watches/worldwariibook-5031-1841769231-Landing_Ship_Tank_LST_1942_2002_New_Vanguard.html (1262 words)

	USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) - Crew Bio's
		He is also a member of the volunteer crew of the restored WWII submarine USS COBIA (SS-245) docked at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, WI.
		After leaving the Barnstable Co., was stationed on the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) until 1987 when he left Navy as a BM2.
		Mr McGovern's Current rank is CDR and he was recently named as the Commanding Officer of the USS Carter Hall (LSD-50).
	hikertechnologies.com /lst1197/barn_bio.htm (3136 words)

	U.S. NUCLEAR TESTING FROM PROJECT TRINITY TO THE PLOWSHARE PROGRAM (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a result of BRAVO, 21 individuals on the USS Philip and 16 on the USS Bairoko sustained lesions that were classified as beta burns, all of which healed without complications (13: 3-4).
		A 6-mile towline connected the fleet tug, USS Tawasa, and the barge from which the nuclear device was suspended.
		The ships of Task Force 88, in addition to the USS Norton Sound, were the antisubmarine carrier USS Tarawa, the destroyers USS Bearss and USS Warrington, the destroyer escorts USS Courtney and USS Hammerberg, the fleet oilers USS Neosho and USS Salamonie, and the seaplane tender USS Albemarle (20: 1).
	www.abomb1.org /atmosphr/ustests.html (14210 words)

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