USS LST-472
LST-1-class tank landing ship
History United States Name LST-472 Ordered as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 992 Builder Kaiser Shipbuilding Company , Vancouver, Washington Yard number 176 Laid down 31 October 1942 Launched 7 December 1942 Commissioned 13 March 1943 Stricken 19 January 1945 Identification Honors and battle stars Fate Sunk in action, 21 December 1944 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-472 was a United States Navy LST-1 -classtank 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
LST-472 was laid down on 31 October 1942, under United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 992, by Kaiser Shipyards , Vancouver, Washington ; launched 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Frank C. Huntoon; and commissioned on 13 March 1943.
Service history
During World War II, LST-472 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: the consolidation of the southern Solomons in June 1943; the New Georgia Campaign , the New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation in July 1943; the Treasury-Bougainville operation , the Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina in November and December 1943; the Bismarck Archipelago operations , the Green Island landing in February 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; 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; and the Luzon operation , the Mindoro landings in December 1944.
LST-472 was sunk during action with the enemy off Mindoro Island , Philippines, on 21 December 1944, and struck from the Navy list on 19 January 1945.
The wreck is located at 12°19′N 121°05′E / 12.317°N 121.083°E / 12.317; 121.083
Honors and awards
LST-472 earned six battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1944
Shipwrecks
1 Dec: HMS Empire Dace 2 Dec: Hawaii Maru 3 Dec: USS Cooper , Revoljucija 4 Dec: Kishinami 5 Dec: Hozu USS LSM-149 6 Dec: Antoine Saugrain HMS Bullen , U-297 7 Dec: USS Mahan , USS Ward 9 Dec: U-387 10 Dec: William S. Ladd 11 Dec: USS Reid 12 Dec: Uzuki U-416 Yūzuki Z35 Z36 13 Dec: U-365 14 Dec: HMS Aldenham 15 Dec: USS LST-472 , USS LST-738 17 Dec: U-772 18 Dec: USS Hull , USS Monaghan , Schleswig-Holstein USS Spence , Theresia L M Russ U-1209 Zähringen 19 Dec: U-737 Unryū 21 Dec: USS LST-460 , USS LST-749 22 Dec: USS LST-563 24 Dec: Alan-A-Dale HMCS Clayoquot , Léopoldville 26 Dec: HMS Capel , Kiyoshimo U-2342 Benjamin Ide Wheeler 27 Dec: U-877 28 Dec: Empire Javelin John Burke U-735 29 Dec: U-322 30 Dec: USS Porcupine , Hobart Baker 31 Dec: U-2530 Unknown date: Ha-83 U-196 U-400 Other incidents
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