USS LST-713

History
United States
Name:	USS LST-713
Builder:	Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down:	3 June 1944
Launched:	11 July 1944
Commissioned:	7 August 1944
Decommissioned:	20 June 1946
Struck:	31 July 1946
Honors and; awards:	2 battle stars (World War II)
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 21 May 1948
Status:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light; 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full;
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Loaded :; 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Propulsion:	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried:	2 × LCVPs
Troops:	8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men
Complement:	Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Armament:	8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS LST-713 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.

The ship was laid down on 3 June 1944 at the Jefferson Boat & Machine Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana; she was launched on 11 July 1944 and commissioned on 7 August 1944.

On February 1945, LST-713 was lastly seen and photographed three times off Iwo Jima, Japan during the invasion.

Service history

During World War II, LST-713 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She participated in two operations: the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, which took place from April to June 1945. Following the war, LST-713 performed occupation duty in the Far East until February 1946.

She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 20 June 1946, and struck from the Navy List on 31 July that same year. On 21 May 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.

Awards

USS LST-713 earned two battle stars for World War II service.

1 Combat Action Ribbon

1 American Campaign Medal

2 Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns Medal

1 World War 2 Victory Medal

1 Navy Occupation Medal

References

Photo gallery of USS LST-713 at NavSource Naval History
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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