 USS LST-461, beached at Majuro Atoll in March 1944.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-461 |
| Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 981 |
| Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
| Yard number | 165 |
| Laid down | 30 September 1942 |
| Launched | 3 November 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 2 September 1947 |
| Stricken | 16 September 1947 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards |   6 × battle stars |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 30 March 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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| Propulsion |
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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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| Service record | |
| Part of: | LST Division 14 |
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USS LST-461 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.
Construction
The ship was laid down on 30 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 981, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 3 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eugene E. Blazier; and commissioned on 18 February 1943.
Service history
During World War II, LST-461 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the capture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; in the capture and occupation of Tinian in July 1944; the Leyte operation in October 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; in the Nasugbu operations in January 1945; and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May 1945.
Following the war, LST-461 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 2 September 1947, and struck from the Navy list on 16 September, that same year. On 30 March 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to Consolidated Builders, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, and subsequently scrapped.
Honors and awards
LST-461 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.
Notes
- Citations
- ^ Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
- ^ Navsource 2015.
- ^ DANFS.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-461". 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-461". Navsource.org. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-461 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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