USS LST-486

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USS LST-486 San Clemente 9 January 1944.jpg
USS LST-486 beached at San Clemente, California, while unloading a bulldozer during Acorn Training, 9 January 1944.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-486
Orderedas a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1006 [1]
Builder Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number41 [1]
Laid down31 December 1942
Launched16 January 1943
Commissioned29 May 1943
Decommissioned23 February 1946
ReclassifiedLanding Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-486, 15 September 1945
Identification
Honors and
awards		 Bronze-service-star-3d.png 4 × battle stars
Fateassigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
Operator Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service12 January 1946
Out of serviceunknown
RenamedQ011
Stricken28 August 1947
FateDestroyed, 23 July 1947
General characteristics [2]
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
  • LST Flotilla 3
Operations:
Awards:

USS LST/LST(H)-486 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.

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Construction

LST-486 was laid down on 31 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1006, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 16 January 1943; and commissioned on 29 May 1943. [1] [2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-486 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Capture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; the Capture and occupation of Tinian in July 1944; the Battle of Leyte landings October 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945. [3]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-486 was redesignated LST(H)-486 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in the Far East in January 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 13 January 1946. The tank landing ship was operated by the Shipping Control Authority, Japan, until destroyed on 23 July 1947. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 August 1947. [3]

Awards

LST-486 earned four battle stars for World War II service. [3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 3 Kaiser No. 4 2014.
    2. 1 2 Navsource 2014.
    3. 1 2 3 DANFS.

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