USS LST 626
From Our Contribution
 USS LST-626 beached at Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines | |
 4 May 1945 Tarakan. Landing RAAF Airfield Construction Squadron Equipment. AWM photo OG2541 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS LST 626 |
| Owner | USS Navy |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Seneca, IL. |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1944 |
| Completed | 15 Jul 1944 |
| In service | 15 Jul 1944 |
| Out of service | 1 Jun 1972 |
| Fate | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing Ship Tank |
| Tonnage | 4,080 |
| Length | 328 ft (99.97m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15.24m) |
| Depth | landing draft 3' 11" (1.19m) fwd, 9' 10" (3.0m) rear |
| Propulsion | twin scrw, twin rudder |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | crew 13 Officers, 104 enlisted, troops 16 Officers, 147 enlisted. |
Remarks
Assigned to the Pacific - Asian theatre of operations she was involved in landings in Borneo (Tarakan 27 Apr to 5 May 1945; Brunei Bay (11 to 14 Jun 1945) and the Philippines (Leyte 5 - 18 Nov 1944 and Luzon (4 - 18 Jan 1945). She was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East from late 1945 into 1946.
USS LST 626 was decommissioned on 2 March 1946 and assigned to the US Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), and redesignated Q081. She was transferred on 31 Mar 1952 to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), and served as USNS T-LST-626 before being removed from service on 1 Jun 1972 and then sold for scrap on 25 May 1973.
Battle Honours
- Leyte Operation
- Luzon Landing
- Tarakan Landing
- Brunei Bay Landing