USS LST-456

USS LST-456 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

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[1]
Builder: Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number: 160[1]
Laid down: 3 August 1942
Launched: 20 October 1942
Commissioned: 3 February 1943
Decommissioned: 5 February 1946
Stricken: 15 June 1973
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 8 × 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-456
Status: sold, 27 September 1973
Iran
Name: Karkas
Operator: Maritime Co., Ltd., Khorramshahr, Iran
Identification:
Status: sold, 1 February 1993
Bolivia
Name: Bshair
Operator: Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag., United Arab Emirates
Identification:
Status: deleted from Bolivian register
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 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
craft carried:		 2 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:
Awards:

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,[1] Lieutenant Asa L. Perdue, USNR, in command.[3]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Merchant service

On 27 September 1973, the ship was sold to the Maritime Co. Ltd., Khorramshahr, Iran,[3] 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.[2]

Honors and awards

LST-456 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.[3]

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

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-456". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
    • "USS LST-456". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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