USS LST-464

USS LST-464/LST(H)-464 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

USS LST(H)-464, in San Francisco Bay, California, c. late 1945.
History
United States
Name: LST-464
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 984[1]
Builder: Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number: 168[1]
Laid down: 10 October 1942
Launched: 12 November 1942
Commissioned: 25 February 1943
Decommissioned: 16 April 1946
Reclassified: Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945
Stricken: 19 June 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 2 × battle stars
Fate: sold, 5 March 1948
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: Leyte landings (18 October–29 November 1944)
Awards:

Construction

LST-464 was laid down on 10 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 984, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 12 November 1942; and commissioned on 25 February 1943,[1] Lieutenant Augustin K. Ridgway, USNR, in command.[3]

LST-464 was converted into a "first aid ship" at Sydney, Australia, in 1943. These modifications included the installation in the tank deck bulkhead of a watertight door to allow access to the forward troop compartment from both the starboard and port sides of the ship. Spaces were also converted to receiving, sterilizer, and operating rooms. On the tank deck, 78 hospital beds, refrigerators, lockers, toilets and wash basins were installed. LST-464's medical staff was increased to six doctors, one dentist and a number of corpsmen.[2]

Service history

During the war, LST-464 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She took part in supporting and consolidations designated by Commander 7th Fleet from May through October 1944; and the Leyte operation in October and November 1944.[3]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-464 was redesignated LST(H)-464 on 15 September, and performed occupation duty in the Far East until late September 1945. The tank landing ship returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 5 March 1948, she was sold to the Port Houston Iron Works, Inc., of Houston, Texas, for non-self-propelled operation.[3]

Honors and awards

LST-464 earned two battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for her World War II service.[3]

Notes
    Citations
    1. Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
    2. Navsource 2015.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-464". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 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 11 April 2017.
    • "USS LST-464". Navsource.org. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.


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