 USS LST-457 and USS LST-922, along with several other LSTs unloading at a pier that was built in one day by Army Engineers at Cebu City, P.I., 3 April 1945.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-457 |
| Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 977 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Yard number | 161 |
| Laid down | 3 August 1942 |
| Launched | 23 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 15 March 1946 |
| Stricken | 29 September 1947 |
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| Honors and awards |   7 × battle stars |
| Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
 Japan | |
| Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
| In service | 15 March 1946 |
| Out of service | date unknown |
| Renamed | Q098 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 20 April 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| 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 or 6 x LCVPs |
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| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST-457 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
LST-457 was laid down on 3 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 977, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 23 October 1942; and commissioned on 6 February 1943.
Service history
During the war, LST-457 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 January and 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 May and June 1944, the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Visayan Island landings March and April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-457 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 15 March 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 29 September 1947. On 20 April 1948, she was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.
Honors and awards
LST-457 earned seven battle stars for her World War II service.
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-457". 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-457". Navsource.org. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-457 at NavSource Naval History
| MARCOM ships built by the Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), during World War II | |
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| Type EC2-S-C1 ship | |
| Marine Adder-class transports Type C4-S-A3 ships | |
| Haskell-class attack transports Type VC2-S-AP5 ships | |
| LST-1-class tank landing ships Type S3-M-K2 ships | |
| Casablanca-class escort carriers Type S4-S2-BB5 ships |
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