USS LST-662

LST-350
USS LST-662 in drydock, Guam, 29 May 1945
History
United States
NameUSS LST-662
Builder
  • American Bridge Company
  • Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Laid down14 January 1944
Launched5 April 1944
Sponsored byMiss Louise Leahy
Commissioned2 May 1944
Decommissioned19 December 1945
Stricken8 January 1946
Honors and
awards
3 battle stars, World War II
FateSold for commercial use, 25 June 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,780 tons (light)
  • 3,640 tons
Length328 ft (100.0 m)
Beam50 ft (15.2 m)
Draft
  • 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) fwd; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft (unloaded)
  • 8 feet 2 inches (2.49 m) fwd; 14 feet 1 inch (4.29 m) aft (full load)
PropulsionTwo General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed
  • 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h) (max)
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ)
Troops140 officers and enlisted
Complement8–10 officers, 100–115 enlisted
Armament
  • 8 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 12 × 20 mm AA guns

USS LST-662 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy in World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named and properly known only by her designation.

During World War II, LST-662 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:

  • Battle of Peleliu, September and October 1944
  • Zambales-Subic Bay, January 1945
  • Battle of Okinawa, April 1945

Following the war, LST-662 was decommissioned on 19 December 1945 and struck from the Navy List on 8 January 1946. On 25 June 1946, the ship was sold to Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., of Seattle, Washington.

LST-662 earned three battle stars for World War II service.

  • LST-662 ready for launching ceremony
    LST-662 ready for launching ceremony
  • Miss Louise Leahy poses with the christening bottle
    Miss Louise Leahy poses with the christening bottle
  • Miss Louise Leahy christens LST-662
    Miss Louise Leahy christens LST-662
  • LST-662 slides into the Ohio River
    LST-662 slides into the Ohio River
  • USS LST-662 afloat just after launching
    USS LST-662 afloat just after launching

References

  • LST 662 Memorial Website
  • Photo gallery of LST-662 at NavSource Naval History
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  • LST-784 / Garfield County
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  • LST-790 / LST(H)-790
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  • LST-794 / Gibson County
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  • LST-799 / Greer County
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  • LST-802 / Hamilton County
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  • LST-819 / Hampshire County
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  • LST-821 / Harnett County
  • LST-822 / Harris County
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  • LST-824 / Henry County
  • LST-825 / Hickman County
  • LST-826
  • LST-827 / Hillsborough County
  • LST-828
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  • LST-830
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  • LST-832
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  • LST-834
  • LST-835 / Hillsdale County
  • LST-836 / Holmes County
  • LST-837
  • LST-838 / Hunterdon County
  • LST-839 / Iredell County
  • LST-840 / Iron County
  • LST-841
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  • LST-843
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  • LST-845 / Jefferson County
  • LST-846 / Jennings County
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  • LST-848 / Jerome County
  • LST-849 / Johnson County
  • LST-850 / Juniata County
  • LST-851
  • LST-852 / Satyr
  • LST-853 / Kane County
  • LST-854 / Kemper County
  • LST-855 / Kent County
  • LST-856
  • LST-857 / King County
  • LST-858 / Stentor
  • LST-859 / Lafayette County
  • LST-860
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  • LST-862
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  • LST-865
  • LST-866
  • LST-867
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  • LST-869
  • LST-870
  • LST-871 / LST(H)-871
  • LST-872
  • LST-873
  • LST-874
  • LST-875
  • LST-876
  • LST-877
  • LST-878
  • LST-879
  • LST-880 / Lake County
  • LST-881
  • LST-882
  • LST-883 / La Moure County
  • LST-884
  • LST-885
  • LST-886
  • LST-887 / Lawrence County
  • LST-888 / Lee County
  • LST-889
  • LST-890
  • LST-891
  • LST-892
  • LST-893
  • LST-894
  • LST-895
  • LST-896
  • LST-897
  • LST-898 / Lincoln County
  • LST-899
LST-900LST-999
  • LST-900 / Linn County
  • LST-901 / Litchfield County
  • LST-902 / Luzerne County
  • LST-903 / Lyman County
  • LST-904 / Lyon County
  • LST-905 / Madera County
  • LST-906
  • LST-907
  • LST-908
  • LST-909
  • LST-910
  • LST-911
  • LST-912 / Mahnomen County
  • LST-913
  • LST-914 / Mahoning County
  • LST-915
  • LST-916
  • LST-917
  • LST-918
  • LST-919
  • LST-920
  • LST-921
  • LST-922
  • LST-923
  • LST-924
  • LST-925
  • LST-926
  • LST-927
  • LST-928 / Cameron
  • LST-929 / LST(H)-929
  • LST-930 / LST(H)-930
  • LST-931 / LST(H)-931
  • LST-932
  • LST-933
  • LST-934
  • LST-935
  • LST-936
  • LST-937
  • LST-938 / Maricopa County
  • LST-939
  • LST-940
  • LST-941
  • LST-942
  • LST-943
  • LST-944
  • LST-945
  • LST-946
  • LST-947
  • LST-948 / Myrmidon
  • LST-949 / LST(H)-949
  • LST-950 / LST(H)-950
  • LST-951 / LST(H)-951
  • LST-952 / LST(H)-952
  • LST-953 / Marinette County
  • LST-954 / Numitor
  • LST-955 / Patroclus
  • LST-956 / Sarpedon
  • LST-957
  • LST-958
  • LST-959
  • LST-960
  • LST-961
  • LST-962 / Romulus
  • LST-963 / Sphinx
  • LST-964
  • LST-965
  • LST-966 / Callisto
  • LST-967 / Ulysses
  • LST-968
  • LST-969
  • LST-970
  • LST-971 / Menelaus
  • LST-972
  • LST-973
  • LST-974
  • LST-975 / Marion County
  • LST-976 / Telamon
  • LST-977 / Alecto
  • LST-978
  • LST-979
  • LST-980 / Meeker County
  • LST-981
  • LST-982
  • LST-983 / Middlesex County
  • LST-984
  • LST-985
  • LST-986
  • LST-987 / Millard County
  • LST-988 / Mineral County
  • LST-989
  • LST-990
  • LST-991
  • LST-992
  • LST-993
  • LST-994
  • LST-995
  • LST-996
  • LST-997
  • LST-998
  • LST-999
LST-1000LST-1099
  • LST-1000
  • LST-1001
  • LST-1002
  • LST-1003 / Coronis
  • LST-1004
  • LST-1005
  • LST-1006
  • LST-1007
  • LST-1008
  • LST-1009
  • LST-1010
  • LST-1011
  • LST-1012
  • LST-1013
  • LST-1014
  • LST-1015
  • LST-1016
  • LST-1017
  • LST-1018
  • LST-1019
  • LST-1020
  • LST-1021
  • LST-1022
  • LST-1023
  • LST-1024
  • LST-1025
  • LST-1026
  • LST-1027
  • LST-1028
  • LST-1029
  • LST-1030
  • LST-1031
  • LST-1032 / Monmouth County
  • LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033
  • LST-1034
  • LST-1035
  • LST-1036 / Creon
  • LST-1037 / Poseidon
  • LST-1038 / Monroe County
  • LST-1039
  • LST-1040
  • LST-1041 / Montgomery County
  • LST-1042
  • LST-1043
  • LST-1044
  • LST-1045
  • LST-1046
  • LST-1047
  • LST-1048 / Morgan County
  • LST-1049
  • LST-1050
  • LST-1051
  • LST-1052
  • LST-1053
  • LST-1054
  • LST-1055
  • LST-1056
  • LST-1057
  • LST-1058
  • LST-1059
  • LST-1060
  • LST-1061
  • LST-1062
  • LST-1063
  • LST-1064 / Nansemond County
  • LST-1065
  • LST-1066 / New London County
  • LST-1067 / Nye County
  • LST-1068 / Orange County
  • LST-1069 / Orleans Parish
  • LST-1070 / Electron
  • LST-1071 / Ouachita County
  • LST-1072 / T-LST-1072
  • LST-1073 / Outagamie County
  • LST-1074 / Overton County
  • LST-1075
  • LST-1076 / Page County
  • LST-1077 / Park County
  • LST-1078 / Proton
  • LST-1079 / Payette County
  • LST-1080 / Pender County
  • LST-1081 / Pima County
  • LST-1082 / Pitkin County
  • LST-1083 / Plumas County
  • LST-1084 / Polk County
  • LST-1085 / Colington
  • LST-1086 / Potter County
  • LST-1087
  • LST-1088 / Pulaski County
  • LST-1089 / Rice County
  • LST-1090 / Russell County
  • LST-1091 / Sagadahoc County
  • LST-1092 / Aventinus
  • LST-1093 / Fabius
  • LST-1094 / Chloris
  • LST-1095 / Megara
  • LST-1096 / St. Clair County
  • LST-1097 / League Island
  • LST-1098 / Laysan Island
  • LST-1099 / Okala
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  • LST-1100 / Palmyra
  • LST-1101 / Saline County
  • LST-1102 / Chimon
  • LST-1103
  • LST-1104
  • LST-1105
  • LST-1106
  • LST-1107
  • LST-1108
  • LST-1109
  • LST-1110 / San Bernardino County
  • LST-1111 / Blackford
  • LST-1112 / Dorchester
  • LST-1113 / Kingman
  • LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh
  • LST-1115 / Pentheus
  • LST-1116 / Proserpine
  • LST-1117 / Tantalus
  • LST-1118 / Typhon
  • LST-1119 / Diomedes
  • LST-1120
  • LST-1121 / Demeter
  • LST-1122 / San Joaquin County
  • LST-1123 / Sedgwick County
  • LST-1124 / Amphitrite
  • LST-1125 / Brontes
  • LST-1126 / Snohomish County
  • LST-1127 / Helios
  • LST-1128 / Solano County
  • LST-1129 / Somervell County
  • LST-1130
  • LST-1131 / Askari
  • LST-1132 / Bellerophon
  • LST-1133 / Chiron
  • LST-1134 / Stark County
  • LST-1135
  • LST-1136 / Bellona
  • LST-1137 / Chimaera
  • LST-1138 / Steuben County
  • LST-1139
  • LST-1140
  • LST-1141 / Stone County
  • LST-1142 / Strafford County
  • LST-1143 / Daedalus
  • LST-1144 / Sublette County
  • LST-1145 / Gordius
  • LST-1146 / Summit County
  • LST-1147 / Indra
  • LST-1148 / Sumner County
  • LST-1149 / Krishna
  • LST-1150 / Sutter County
  • LST-1151 / Quirinus
  • LST-1152 / Sweetwater County
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 Brazilian Navy
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 Chilean Navy
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  • Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County)
  • Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County)
 Republic of China Navy
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  • Chung Lien (ex-LST-1050)
  • Chung Yung (ex-LST-574)
  • Chung Sheng (ex-LST(H)-1033)
  • Chung Kong (ex-LST-945)
  • Chung Hai / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County)
  • Heng Shan / Chung Chuan (ex-LST-1030)
  • Chung Fu (ex–Iron County)
  • Chung Cheng (ex–Lafayette County)
  • Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County)
  • Chung Chin (ex–Sagadahoc County)
  • Chung Ming (ex–Sweetwater County)
  • Chung Pang (ex–LST-578)
  • Chung Yeh (ex–Sublette County)
  • Chung Yeh (ex-LST-717)
  • ex-LST(H)-929
  • ex-LST-991
  • ex-LST-993
  • ex-LST-1008
 People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Dabie Shan (ex-LST-1008)
 Ecuadorian Navy
  • Hualcopo (ex–Summit County)
 French Navy
  • Odet (ex-LST-815)
  • Chélif (ex-LST-874)
  • Adour (ex-LST-860)
  • Golo (ex-LST-973)
 German Navy
  • Odin (ex-Ulysses)
  • Wotan (ex-Diomedes)
  • Bamberg (ex–Greer County)
  • Bochum (ex–Rice County)
  • Bottrup (ex–Saline County)
  • ex–Millard County
  • ex–Montgomery County
 Hellenic Navy
  • Ikaria (ex–Potter County)
  • Kriti (ex–Page County)
 Indonesian Navy
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  • Teluk Langsa (ex–Solano County)
  • Teluk Bayur (ex-LST-616)
  • Teluk Amboina
  • Teluk Kau (ex-T-LST-652)
  • Teluk Ratai (ex–Presque Isle (APB-44))
  • Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County)
  • Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County)
  • Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari)
  • Tandjung Radja (ex–Russell County)
Imperial Iranian Navy
  • Sohrab (ex-Gordius)
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County)
  • Ōsumi (ex–Daggett County)
  • Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County)
  • Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County)
 Republic of Korea Navy
  • Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur)
  • Un Bong (ex-LST-1010)
  • Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County)
  • Suyeong (ex–Kane County)
  • Buk Han (ex–Linn County)
  • Hwa San (ex–Pender County)
 Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County)
  • Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County)
  • Rajah Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County)
 Mexican Navy
  • Rio Panuco (ex–Park County)
  • Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County)
  • Rio Grijalva (ex-Megara)
 Royal Netherlands Navy
  • LST 2 / Pelikaan (ex–LST-627)
  • LST 3 (ex–LST-1040)
  • LST 4 (ex–LST-585)
 Philippine Navy
  • Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus)
  • Narra (ex-Krishna)
  • Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long)
  • Pampanga (ex-LST-842)
  • Bulacan (ex-LST-843)
  • Albay (ex-LST-865)
  • Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875)
  • Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang)
  • Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho)
  • Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh)
  • Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546)
  • Cagayan (ex–Hickman County)
  • Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County)
  • Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566)
  • Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607)
  • Davao Oriental (ex-Ōsumi)
  • Benguet (ex–Daviess County)
  • Aurora (ex–Harris County)
  • Cavite (ex-Shimokita)
  • Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko)
  • Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish)
  • Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST-1072)
  • Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ)
 Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Endurance (ex–Holmes County)
  • Excellence (ex-LST-629)
  • Intrepid (ex-LST-579)
  • Resolution (ex-T-LST-649)
  • Persistence (ex-LST-613)
  • Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623)
 Royal Thai Navy
  • Angthong (ex-LST-924)
  • Chang (ex–Lincoln County)
  • Pangan (ex–Stark County)
  • Lanta (ex–Stone County)
  • Prathong (ex–Dodge County)
Turkey Turkish Naval Forces
  • Onaran (ex-Alecto)
  • Başaran (ex-Patroclus)
  • Bayraktar (ex-Bottrup)
  • Sancaktar (ex-Bochum)
 Royal Navy (United Kingdom)
  • LST-1021
United States United States Army
  • FS-751 (ex-LST-1047)
  • LST-694
  • LST-715
  • LST-742
  • LST-883
Venezuela Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Capana (ex-LST-907)
  • Guayana (ex-Quirinus)
Republic of Vietnam Navy
  • Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County)
  • Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County)
  • Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County)
  • Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County)
  • Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County)
  • Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County)
  • Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr)
 Vietnam People's Navy
  • Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng)
  • HQ-503 (ex-Vũng Tàu)
  • Preceded by: LST-491 class
  • Followed by: Talbot County class