USS LST-479
![]() USS LST-479 and LST-476, land vehicles and supplies amid the Roi Island Beach clutter and wreckage during the Kwajalein Operation, c. 2 to 8 February 1944. The LCVP in right foreground is from Warren. | |
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Name | LST-479 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 999[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 34[1] |
Laid down | 25 August 1942 |
Launched | 4 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 19 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 28 February 1946 |
Stricken | 28 March 1946 |
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Honors and awards | ![]() |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 16 April 1948 |
General characteristics [2] | |
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 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 13 |
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USS LST-479 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
LST-479 was laid down on 25 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 999, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 4 October 1942; and commissioned on 19 April 1943.[1][3]
Service history
During the war, LST-479 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operation, November and December 1943; the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in February 1944; the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944; the Battle of Guam in July 1944; and the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945.[3]
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-479 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 28 February 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 March 1946. On 16 April 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
Honors and awards
LST-479 earned five battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b c Kaiser No. 4 2014.
- ^ a b c d DANFS.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-479". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- "USS LST-479". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
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- Photo gallery of USS LST-479 at NavSource Naval History
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- Preceded by: None
- Followed by: LST-491 class