Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS LST-75

• Landing Ship ,Tank:
• Displacement: 1490 tons (lite); 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons)
• Length: 327'
• Beam: 50'
• Draft: 8' fwd; 14'4" aft (full load)
• Speed: 10.8 knots (max); 9 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP; 1 40mm; 6 20mm
• Complement: 7 officers, 204 enlisted
• Diesel engines, twin screws
• LSTs carry smaller craft topside, a tunnel-like hold full of tanks, vehicles, guns or cargo.
• Built at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Ind., and commissioned 21 June 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS LST-75
• War Memoirs of Jack Langston, Pharmacist

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Gun Turret

The following photos show LST-75 loading for Overlord, proceeding to the English Channel, and unloading at Utah Beach

Staging for boarding in England

Topside loading

Departing for Normandy

Heading toward the English Channel

Unloading on Utah Beach

Ditto

High & Dry on the beach

Waiting for the tide

Pharm. Jack Langston on Utah Beach

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