LSTs, including USS LST-466 and USS LST-202, lined up on the beach at Cape Sudest, New Guinea, awaiting loading for the Admiralty Islands action, 12 March 1944.
History
United States
NameLST-466
Orderedas a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 986[1]
BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number170[1]
Laid down14 October 1942
Launched18 November 1942
Commissioned1 March 1943
Decommissioned8 March 1946
Stricken12 April 1946
Identification
Honors and
awards		 7 × battle stars
FateSold for scrapping, 4 June 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeLST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
  • 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam50 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
Speed12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range24,000 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
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 7
Operations:
Awards:

USS LST-466 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.

Construction

The ship was laid down on 17 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 986, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 18 November 1942; and commissioned on 1 March 1943.[1][2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-466 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operation, the Lae occupation in September 1943, the Saidor occupation in January 1944; the Bismarck Archipelago operation, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in February and March 1944; Hollandia operation in April and May 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 Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, and the Cape Sansapor operation in July and August 1944; the Leyte operation in October 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; and the Borneo operations, the Tarakan Island operation in April and May 1945, and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.[3]

Following the war, LST-466 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October 1945, and saw service in China in November and December 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, that same year. On 4 June 1948, she was sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., of New York City, and subsequently scrapped.[3]

Honors and awards

LST-466 earned seven battle stars for her World War II service.[3]

Notes

    Citations
    1. 1 2 3 Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
    2. 1 2 Navsource 2014.
    3. 1 2 3 DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-466". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 April 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
    • "USS LST-466". Navsource.org. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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