USS LST-477
USS LST-477, underway, 30 March 1943, location unknown.
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United States | |
Name | LST-477 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 997[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California |
Cost | $1,711,380.19[2] |
Yard number | 32[1] |
Way number | 2[2] |
Laid down | 12 August 1942 |
Launched | 29 October 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Mary K. McNeil |
Commissioned | 19 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 25 April 1946 |
Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-477, 15 September 1945 |
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Honors and awards | 4 × battle stars |
Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
Japan | |
Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
In service | 25 April 1946 |
Out of service | date unknown |
Renamed | Q091 |
Fate | returned to USN |
United States | |
Stricken | 28 August 1947 |
Fate | sold for scrapping, 27 March 1948 |
General characteristics [3] | |
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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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 5 |
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USS LST-477/LST(H)-477 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction[]
LST-477 was laid down on 12 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 997, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 29 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Mary K. McNeil; and commissioned on 19 February 1943,[1] with Lieutenant Josiah K. Adams Jr., USNR, in command.[4]
Service history[]
During the war, LST-477 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operation November and December 1943; the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in February 1944; the Battle of Guam in July 1944; and the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945.[4]
Post-war service[]
Following the war, LST-477 was redesignated LST(H)-477 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946. Upon her return to the United States and struck from the Navy list on 28 August 1947. On 27 March 1948, the ship was sold to the , Seattle, Washington, and subsequently scrapped.[4]
Honors and awards[]
LST-477 earned four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for her World War II service.[4]
Notes[]
- Citations
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-477". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 February 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- "USS LST-477". Navsource.org. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- "MC-997". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-477. |
- Photo gallery of USS LST-477 at NavSource Naval History
- LST-1-class tank landing ships
- World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Ships built in Richmond, California
- 1942 ships
- S3-M2-K2 ships