USS LST-469
 USS LST-469 during the landing at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945
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| Name | USS LST-469 |
| Builder | Kaiser, Inc, Vancouver, Washington |
| Laid down | 23 October 1942 |
| Launched | 27 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 27 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1946 |
| Honours and awards | 4 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) |
| Depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward, 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
| Propulsion | 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | Two or six LCVPs |
| Troops | 14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors • 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts • 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS LST-469 was a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) operated by the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in 1943 and decomissionsed in 1946.
Service history
LST-469 was laid down on 23 October 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 27 November 1942; and commissioned on 8 March 1943.
During World War II, LST-469 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. On 16 June 1943 she was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-174 while travelling in Convoy GP55 off the east coast of Australia and had to be towed to Sydney for repairs.
After being repaired she participated in the following operations:
- Hollandia operation—April 1944
- Western New Guinea operations:
- Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation—May 1944
- Biak Island operation—May and June 1944
- Noemfoor Island operation—July 1944
- Cape Sansapor operation—July and August 1944
- Morotai landings—September 1944
- Leyte landings—October 1944
- Lingayen Gulf landing—January 1945
Following the war, LST-469 performed occupation duty in the Far East until 24 October 1945 and saw China service from 25 October to 2 November 1945. Upon her return to the United States, LST-469 was decommissioned on 27 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 1 May that same year. On 13 December 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., New York, New York, for scrapping.
LST-469 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "LST-469". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. United States Navy. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
