USS LST-475
USS LST-475 while under construction at Kaiser, Inc., Vancouver, WA. She was built in record time, 71 hours and 50 minutes from keel laying to launching, 16 November 1942.
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United States | |
Name | LST-475 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 995[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 179[1] |
Laid down | 14 November 1942 |
Launched | 16 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 March 1943 |
Decommissioned | 24 April 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 6 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold, 31 October 1946 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 7 |
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USS LST-475 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
[edit]The ship was laid down on 14 November 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 995, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 16 November 1942; and commissioned on 20 March 1943.[2]
Service history
[edit]During the war, LST-475 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations, the Lae occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in January 1944; the Bismarck Archipelago operations, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain landings in December 1943; Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, the Cape Sansapor operation in July and August 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte operation in October and November 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; and the Borneo operation, the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.[3]
Following the war, LST-475 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, the ship was decommissioned on 24 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 5 June, that same year. On 31 October 1946, she was sold to the Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co., Jacksonville, Florida.[3]
Honors and awards
[edit]LST-475 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
Notes
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Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-475". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "USS LST-475". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS LST-475 at NavSource Naval History