USS LST-458

USS LST-458 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

USS LST-458, at Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies, 15 September 1944, off loading an LVT.
History
United States
Name: LST-458
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 978[1]
Builder: Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number: 162[1]
Laid down: 18 September 1942
Launched: 26 October 1942
Commissioned: 10 February 1943
Decommissioned: 15 April 1946
Stricken: 3 July 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 6 × battle stars
Fate: transferred to MARCOM, 31 October 1947
Status: sold for scrapping, 31 October 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 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 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:
Awards:

Construction

LST-458 was laid down on 18 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 978, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 26 October 1942; and commissioned on 10 February 1943,[1] Lieutenant Frederick W. Hinrichs, USNR, in command.[3]

Service history

During the war, LST-458 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations, the Lae occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in February 1944; the Bismarck Archipelago operations, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in March 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, the Biak Islands operation in June 1944, the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, the Cape Sansapor operation in August 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte landings in October and November 1944; and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945.[3]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-458 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 15 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946. On 31 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Luria Steel & Trading Corp., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]

Honors and awards

LST-458 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.[3]

Notes
    Citations
    1. Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
    2. Navsource 2014.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-458". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    • "USS LST-458". Navsource.org. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.


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