 USS LST-458, at Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies, 15 September 1944, off loading an LVT.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-458 |
| Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 978 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Yard number | 162 |
| Laid down | 18 September 1942 |
| Launched | 26 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 15 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
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| Honors and awards |   6 × battle stars |
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| 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-458 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
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.
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.
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.
Honors and awards
LST-458 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.
Notes
- Citations
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.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-458 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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