USS
LST-454 , during a
World War II amphibious landing, 1944-45.
History
United States
Name LST-454
Ordered as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 974
Builder Kaiser Shipbuilding Company , Vancouver, Washington
Yard number 158
Laid down 31 July 1942
Launched 14 October 1942
Commissioned 26 January 1943
Decommissioned 25 March 1946
Stricken 1 May 1946
Identification
Honors and awards 8 × battle stars
Fate Sold for scrapping, 3 October 1947
General characteristics
Class and type LST-1 -class tank landing ship
Displacement
4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length 328 ft (100 m ) oa
Beam 50 ft (15 m)
Draft
Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power
Propulsion
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
Capacity
2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
350 tons main deckload
Troops 16 officers , 147 enlisted men
Complement 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
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USS LST-454 was a United States Navy LST-1 -class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II .
Construction
LST-454 was laid down on 31 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 974, by Kaiser Shipyards , Vancouver, Washington ; launched on 14 October 1942; and commissioned on 26 January 1943.
Service history
During the war, LST-454 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations . She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations , the Lae occupation in September 1943, the Finschhafen occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in January 1944; the Admiralty Islands landings in February and March 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations , the Biak Islands operation in May and June 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte landings in October and November 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-454 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 25 March 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 1 May, that same year. On 3 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp. , of Baltimore , Maryland, and subsequently scrapped.
Honors and awards
LST-454 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.
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