WWII US naval ship
USS
LST-456 , beached with bow doors open, South Pacific,
c. 1943-1945.
History United States Name LST-456 Ordered as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 976 Builder Kaiser Shipbuilding Company , Vancouver, Washington Yard number 160 Laid down 3 August 1942 Launched 20 October 1942 Commissioned 3 February 1943 Decommissioned 5 February 1946 Stricken 15 June 1973 Identification Honors and battle stars Fate assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East Japan Operator Shipping Control Authority for Japan In service 5 February 1946 Out of service date unknown Renamed Q043 Fate transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 United States Operator MSTS Identification Hull symbol : T-LST-456Fate Sold, 27 September 1973 Iran Name Karkas Operator Maritime Co., Ltd., Khorramshahr , Iran Identification Fate Sold, 1 February 1993 Bolivia Name Bshair Operator Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag., United Arab Emirates Identification Fate Deleted from Bolivian register General characteristics Class and type LST-1 -classtank landing ship Displacement
4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length 328 ft (100 m ) oa Beam 50 ft (15 m) Draft
Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power Propulsion 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 2 or 6 x LCVPs Capacity
2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
350 tons main deckload
Troops 16 officers , 147 enlisted men Complement 13 officers, 104 enlisted men Armament
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USS LST-456 was a United States Navy LST-1 -classtank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II .
Construction
LST-456 was laid down on 3 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 976, by Kaiser Shipyards , Vancouver, Washington ; launched on 20 October 1942; and commissioned on 3 February 1943.
Service history
During the war, LST-456 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 February and 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 Cape Sansapor operation in July and August 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte landings in October 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-456 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. She served with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS T-LST-456 from 31 March 1952, until she was struck from the Navy list on 15 June 1973.
Merchant service
On 27 September 1973, the ship was sold to the Maritime Co. Ltd. , Khorramshahr , Iran, and renamed Karkas . On 1 February 1993, she was sold to Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag. , United Arab Emirates and renamed Bshair , and reflagged for Bolivia . She has since been deleted from the Bolivian ship register and her fate is unknown.
Honors and awards
LST-456 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.
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