USS LST-454

	USS LST-454, during a World War II amphibious landing, 1944-45.
History
United States
Name	LST-454
Ordered	as a MCE hull 974
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	158
Laid down	31 July 1942
Launched	14 October 1942
Commissioned	26 January 1943
Decommissioned	25 March 1946
Stricken	1 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-454; Code letters: NFGS; ;
Honors and; awards	battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 3 October 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	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 12-567A diesel engines; 1,700 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 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:	Eastern New Guinea operation; Lae occupation (4–5 September 1943) ; Finschhafen occupation (22–23 September 1943); Saidor occupation (2–3 and 6–9 January 1944); Bismarck Archipelago operation; Admiralty Islands landings (11–15 March 1944); Hollandia operation (21–26 April 1944); Western New Guinea operation; Biak Islands operation (28–31 May and 3–7 and 12–16 June 1944) ; Morotai landing (15 September 1944); Leyte landings (23 October–4 November and 10–29 November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945); Visayan Island landings (26 March, 2–4 and 9–10 April 1945); Balikpapan operation (26 June–4 July 1945);
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-454 was a

Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II

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Construction

LST-454 was laid down on 31 July 1942, under

launched on 14 October 1942; and commissioned on 26 January 1943.^[3]

Service history

During the war, LST-454 was assigned to the

Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.^[3]

Post-war service

Following the war, LST-454 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 25 March 1946, and struck from the

Navy list on 1 May, that same year. On 3 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., of Baltimore, Maryland, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

Honors and awards

LST-454 earned eight

battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Citations

^ ^a ^b Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
^ Navsource 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DANFS.

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-454". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 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 2 April 2017.
"USS LST-454". Navsource.org. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-454 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEKaiser_Vancouver2010-1] Kaiser Vancouver 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2014-2] Navsource 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS-3] DANFS.

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