USS LST-477

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LST-477 30 March 1943.jpg
USS LST-477, underway, 30 March 1943, location unknown.
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-477
Orderedas 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 number32 [1]
Way number2 [2]
Laid down12 August 1942
Launched29 October 1942
Sponsored byMrs. Mary K. McNeil
Commissioned19 February 1943
Decommissioned25 April 1946
ReclassifiedLanding Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-477, 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 service25 April 1946
Out of servicedate unknown
RenamedQ091
Fatereturned to USN
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
Stricken28 August 1947
FateSold for scrapping, 27 March 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-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.

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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] [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 Consolidated Builders, Inc., 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
    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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