USS LST-465

USS LST-465, moored in a nest of LSTs, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	LST-465
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 985[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	169[1]
Laid down	17 December 1942
Launched	9 January 1943
Commissioned	27 February 1943
Decommissioned	8 March 1946
Stricken	12 April 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-465 Code letters: NFRC
Honors and awards	6 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 30 September 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-1-class tank 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
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
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Bismarck Archipelago operation Cape Gloucester, New Britain (26–28 December 1943, 30 December–3 January 1944, 9–11, 22–25 January, 30 January–2 February, 13–16 February 1944) Admiralty Islands landings (11–15 March 1944) Eastern New Guinea operation Saidor occupation (4–7, 17–19, 21–23, 25–28 February 1944) Hollandia operation (21–26 April 1944) Western New Guinea operation Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (17–19 and 21–23 May 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (13–28 October, 10–29 November 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (8–16 January 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LST-465 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.

The ship was laid down on 17 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 985, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 9 January 1943; and commissioned on 27 February 1943,^[1][3]

During World War II, LST-465 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Bismarck Archipelago operation, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in March 1944; the Eastern New Guinea operation, the Saidor occupation in February 1944; Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte operation in October and November 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-465 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October and November 1945. Upon her return to the United States, the tank landing ship was decommissioned on 8 March 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 30 September 1947, she was sold to Patapsco Scrap Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.^[3]

LST-465 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Citations

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• Photo gallery of USS LST-465 at NavSource Naval History