USS LST-696

	Personal Photo by George Calvert, Seaman First Class, LST696
History
United States
Name	USS LST-696
Builder	Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana
Laid down	25 February 1944
Launched	25 April 1944
Commissioned	25 May 1944
Decommissioned	16 July 1946
Stricken	28 August 1946
Honors and; awards	3 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 19 May 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light; 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded :; 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) bow; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern; Loaded :; 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) bow; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) stern;
Propulsion	2 × 900 hp (671 kW) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) (fully loaded)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 short tons (1,500–1,700 t)
Troops	Approx. 150
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm Bofors guns; 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

NameUSS LST-696

BuilderJeffersonville Boat and Machine Co., Jeffersonville, Indiana

Laid down25 February 1944

Launched25 April 1944

USS LST-696 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. LST-696 was laid down on 25 February 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched 25 April 1944; and commissioned 25 May 1944.^[2]

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