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USS L.S.T. 766
The United States Coast Guard
L.S.T. FLOATILLA 29
GROUP 86
DIVISION 171
Pacific Asiatic Theater WWII
L.S.T. 766
Commissioned - September 25th, 1944
Under the command of LT. Lester W. Newton, USCGR
Decommissioned - March 19th, 1946
Length - 327+ feet
Beam - 50 feet
Draft - 1 ' 6 " Bow 7 ' 5 " Stern [unloaded]
8 ' 2 " Bow 14 ' 1 " Stern [loaded at sea]
3 ' 1" Bow 9 ' 6 " [loaded beached]
Displacement - 1,625 [light] 4,080 [w/full load of 2,100 tons]
Propulsion - 2 General Motors 12 - 567 diesels, twin shafts / rudders.
Range - 24,000 nm @ 9 knots
Top speed - 11.6 knots
Complement - 111 crewmen
Troops - 163
INITIAL ARMAMENT :
QTY. WEAPON
7 Single mount 40 mm's
6 Single mount 20 mm's
2 50 caliber Machine Guns
4 30 caliber Machine Guns
STANDARD COMBAT LOAD FOR L.S.T.'s
IN THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA
2 .30-caliber ball (5 rounds) 61,500 41 61 4,592
3 .30-caliber ball (8 rounds) 72,296 59 88 6,372
4 .30-caliber tracer (8 rounds) 36,000 24 36 2,640
5 .30-caliber AP and tracer (belted 4-1) 152,000 152 134 12,160
6 .45-caliber ball 4,000 2 2 220
7 .50-caliber AP and tracer (belted 2-2-1) 11,340 54 104 4,320
8 12-gauge No. 00 buckshot 1,500 3 3 198
9 37-mm. cannister M-2 140 7 15 714
10 37-mm. HE, N63 w/f BD, M58 260 13 27 1,183
11 37-mm. APC N51, w/tracer 260 13 30 1,300
12 60-mm. mortar, HE M49A2, w/f PD M52 2,872 359 438 18,237
13 75-mm. gun, HE, M48 (SC) A1 147 49 83 3,920
14 75-mm. gun, HE, M48 (NC) w/f PD M54 147 49 83 3,920
15 75-mm. gun, APC M61, M66 A and tracer 369 123 227 9,963
16 81-mm. mortar HE, M43A1, w/f PD, M52 490 82 158 5,986
17 81-mm. mortar, M56 392 196 208 8,310
18 Rocket AT, 2.36" M6-H3 200 10 33 1,270
19 Grenade, hand, frag. Mk. II w/f N10A3 1,625 65 82 3,705
20 Grenade, adapter, M1 1,008 21 36 922
21 Grenade, adapter, T-2 48 1 2 40
22 Grenade, hand illum. 200 8 10 463
23 Grenade, hand inc., frag 48 4 5 180
24 Grenade, rifle, AT M9A1 940 94 94 3,008
25 Cartridge, gren, carbine M61
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cube and weight 1,769 90,921 Item Quantity
(bbls, cases,
etc.) Cubic feet Weight
Pounds
Emergency rations:
C-rations 100 100 4,500
D-rations 27 27 1,080
K-rations 100 138 2,800
Total 227 265 8,380
Water (5-gallon cans) 4,000 gallons 800 720 44,000
Automatic supplies:
Toilet paper--1 case (100 rolls)
Laundry soap--2 cases (120 bars)
Salt water soap--2 cases (40 bars)
Wire: 50 rolls, concertina 150 2,750
LVT maintenance:
Distilled water (5-gallon can) 1 1 50
Rags (2 bales) 2 3 50 1. One box on each of 2 LST's. Not included in standard load.
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2. The following articles will be secured to the main deck as far forward as possible on each LST receiving this load: Item Quantity
(bbls, cases,
etc.) Cubic feet Weight
Pounds
Petroleum:
Gasoline, 100-octane 20 200 10,000
Gasoline, 80-Octane
Other Stats
Builder - American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Disposition - Sold December 24th, 1946 for Commercial use to Pedro Bidegaray
Ultimate Fate - Unknown ???
Shakedown excercises at Saint Andrew Bay, Florida then on to
Gulfport, Mississippi for loading !
October 28th, 1944 - Departed for Pearl Harbor after being assigned to CINPAC via Panama Canal and San Diego, California
December 10th, 1944 Arrived Pearl Harbor ! Engaged in Amphibious Training in the Hawaiian Area.
THEN THEY RAISED HELL !!!!!
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