USS LST-472
Appearance
Mindoro Island , 19 December 1944.
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History | |
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Name | LST-472 |
Ordered | as a MCE hull 992[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 176[1] |
Laid down | 31 October 1942 |
Launched | 7 December 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 March 1943 |
Stricken | 19 January 1945 |
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Honors and awards | battle stars |
Fate | Sunk in action, 21 December 1944 |
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Class and type | tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion |
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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 |
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Troops | 16 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
Armament |
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USS LST-472 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
LST-472 was laid down on 31 October 1942, under
launched 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Frank C. Huntoon;[3] and commissioned on 13 March 1943.[1][2]
Service history
During World War II, LST-472 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: the
Luzon operation, the Mindoro landings in December 1944.[3]
LST-472 was sunk during action with the enemy off
Mindoro Island, Philippines, on 21 December 1944, and struck from the Navy list on 19 January 1945.[3]
The wreck is located at 12°19′N 121°05′E / 12.317°N 121.083°E[4]
Honors and awards
LST-472 earned six
battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service.[3]
See also
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-472". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "USS LST-472". Navsource.org. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "USS LST 472 (LST 472)". Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links
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