| USS LST-486 | |
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 USS LST-486 beached at San Clemente, California, while unloading a bulldozer during Acorn Training, 9 January 1944. | |
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| Name: | LST-486 |
| Ordered: | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1006[1] |
| Builder: | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number: | 41[1] |
| Laid down: | 31 December 1942 |
| Launched: | 16 January 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 February 1946 |
| Reclassified: | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-486, 15 September 1945 |
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| Honors and awards: |
 4 × battle stars |
| Fate: | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
| Career (Japan) |  |
| Operator: | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
| In service: | 12 January 1946 |
| Out of service: | unknown |
| Renamed: | Q011 |
| Struck: | 28 August 1947 |
| Fate: | destroyed, 23 July 1947 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class & 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 x LCVPs |
| Capacity: | 1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission |
| Troops: | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST/LST(H)-486 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
Construction[]
LST-486 was laid down on 31 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1006, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 16 January 1943; and commissioned on 29 May 1943,[1] with Lieutenant E.C. Shea, USNR, in command.[2]
Service history[]
During World War II, LST-486 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Capture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; the Capture and occupation of Tinian in July 1944; the Battle of Leyte landings October 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945.[3]
Post-war service[]
Following the war, LST-486 was redesignated LST(H)-486 on 15 September 1945. She performed occupation duty in the Far East in January 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 13 January 1946. The tank landing ship was operated by the Shipping Control Authority, Japan, until destroyed on 23 July 1947. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 August 1947.[3]
Awards[]
LST-486 earned four battle stars for World War II service.[3]
Notes[]
- Citations
Bibliography[]
Online resources
- "LST-486". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-486.html. Retrieved 3 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. http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/krichmond.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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