USS LST-476

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USS LST-476 circa 1945.jpg
USS LST-476, in a floating dry dock, c. 1945, location unknown. Note the movie screen on the starboard side of the main deck.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-476
Orderedas a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 996 [1]
Builder Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California
Cost$1,711,380.19 [2]
Yard number31 [1]
Way number1 [2]
Laid down5 August 1942
Launched10 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs. D.T. Williams
Commissioned4 April 1943
Decommissioned12 February 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		 Silver-service-star-3d.png 5 × battle stars
Fateassigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
NameQ053
Operator Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service12 February 1946
Out of servicedate unknown
Stricken31 October 1947
Fatetransferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD), 20 April 1948
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
OperatorMARAD
FateSold for scrapping, 1 June 1948
General characteristics [3]
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
Length328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam50 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
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of:LST Flotilla 5
Operations:
Awards:

USS LST-476 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Construction

LST-476 was laid down on 5 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 996, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 10 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. D.T. Williams; and commissioned on 4 April 1943. [1] [4]

Service history

During the war, LST-476 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operation, December 1943; the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in February 1944; the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944; the Battle of Guam in July and August 1944; and the Battle of Sansapor in August 1944. [4]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-476 performed occupation duty in the Far East until February 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 12 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 October 1947. On 1 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle, Washington. [4]

Honors and awards

LST-476 earned five battle stars for her World War II service. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaiser No. 4 2014.
  2. 1 2 MARCOM.
  3. ↑ Navsource 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 DANFS.

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