USS LST-460

	USS LST-460, Guadalcanal 23 July 1943.
History
United States
Name	LST-460
Ordered	as a MCE hull 980
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	164
Laid down	26 September 1942
Launched	31 October 1942
Commissioned	15 February 1943
Stricken	19 January 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-460; Code letters: NFNG; ;
Honors and; awards	battle stars
Fate	Sunk, 21 December 1944
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:	New Georgia Campaign; Vella Lavella occupation (17–18 August 1943); Treasury Island landings (1 November 1943) ; Hollandia operation (21–28 April 1944); Western New Guinea operation; Morotai landing (15 September 1944); Leyte landings (5–18 November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landings (12–18 December 1944);
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon; American Campaign Medal; Navy Unit Commendation; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-460 was a

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 26 September 1942, under

launched 31 October 1942; and commissioned on 15 February 1943.^[1]^[3]

Service history

During World War II, LST-460 was assigned to the

Leyte operation in November 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings during the Lingayen Gulf landings of December 1945.^[3]

LST-460 was lost in action due to an enemy aircraft attack on 21 December 1944, off

Navy list on 19 January 1945.^[3]

Honors and awards

LST-460 earned six

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

Notes

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
^ Navsource 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DANFS 2015.

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-460". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 6 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 6 April 2017.
"USS LST-460". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-460 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEKaiser_Vancouver2010-1] Kaiser Vancouver 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-2] Navsource 2015.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-3] DANFS 2015.

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