USS LST-657 (original) (raw)

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LST-542-class landing ship tank
History
United States
Name LST-657
Builder American Bridge Company, Ambridge
Laid down 16 December 1943
Launched 25 February 1944
Sponsored by Mrs R. B. Hunter
Commissioned 10 April 1944
Decommissioned 23 February 1946
Recommissioned 31 March 1852
Decommissioned 1 May 1961
Renamed T-LST-657
Stricken 1 May 1961
Identification Callsign: NKVP[1]
Fate Transferred to Indonesia, 1961
Indonesia
Name Teluk Manado
Namesake Manado Bay
Acquired 1961
Commissioned 1961
Decommissioned 1983
Homeport Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
Identification Pennant number: 505
General characteristics
Class and type _LST-542_-class tank landing ship _Teluk Langsa_-class tank landing ship
Displacement 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 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 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement 7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems on KRI Teluk Manado AN/SPS-21 surface search and navigation radar
Armament as USS LST-657 8 × 40 mm guns 12 × 20 mm guns as KRI Teluk Manado 8 × single 37 mm gun mounts

USS LST-657 was a _LST-542_-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy as KRI Teluk Manado (505).

Construction and commissioning

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LST-657 was laid down on 16 December 1943 at American Bridge Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Launched on 25 February 1944 and commissioned on 10 April 1943.

Service in United States Navy

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During World War II, LST-657 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She then participated in the occupation service in the Far East from 2 September 1945 until her decommissioning on 23 February 1946.

After being decommissioned, on the same day she was assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignated Q071.

Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 and placed in service as USNS T-LST-657.

Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1961.

Under provisions of the Military Assistance Program, she was transferred to the Indonesia in 1961, and served as Teluk Manado (505).[2]

Service in Indonesian Navy

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She was finally decommissioned in 1983.[2]

LST-657 have earned the following awards:

  1. ^ "Tank Landing Ship LST-657". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "LST 657 - NavalCoverMuseum". www.navalcovermuseum.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.