USS LST-481

USS LST-479 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

USS LST-481, unloading on the beach at Kiska, Alaska, 23 August 1943.
History
United States
Name: LST-481
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1001[1]
Builder: Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number: 36[1]
Laid down: 4 September 1942
Launched: 2 December 1942
Commissioned: 15 May 1943
Decommissioned: 28 February 1946
Stricken: 12 April 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 6 × battle stars
Fate: sold for scrapping, 28 April 1948
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
Part of:
Operations:
Awards:

Construction

LST-481 was laid down on 4 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1001, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 2 December 1942; and commissioned on 15 May 1943,[1] with Lieutenant George McGuire in command.[1][2]

Service history

During the war, LST-481 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Gilbert Islands operation, November and December 1943; the Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in February 1944; the Battle of Hollandia in April 1944; the Battle of Guam in July 1944; the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945; and the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945.[3]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-481 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 28 February 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 16 April 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]

Awards

LST-481 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.[3]

Notes
    Citations
    1. Kaiser No. 4 2014.
    2. Navsource 2014.
    3. DANFS.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-481". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 February 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
    • "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
    • "USS LST-481". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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