USS LST-486
San Clemente, California, while unloading a bulldozer during Acorn Training, 9 January 1944.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-486 |
| Ordered | as a MCE hull 1006[1] |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 41[1] |
| Laid down | 31 December 1942 |
| Launched | 16 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 23 February 1946 |
| Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-486, 15 September 1945 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | battle stars |
| Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
 Japan | |
| Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
| In service | 12 January 1946 |
| Out of service | unknown |
| Renamed | Q011 |
| Stricken | 28 August 1947 |
| Fate | Destroyed, 23 July 1947 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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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 |
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USS LST/LST(H)-486 was an
tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
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Construction
LST-486 was laid down on 31 December 1942, under
Service history
During World War II, LST-486 was assigned to the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Capture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; the Capture and occupation of Tinian in July 1944; the Battle of Leyte landings October 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945.[3]
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-486 was redesignated Navy list on 28 August 1947.[3]
Awards
LST-486 earned four
battle stars for World War II service.[3]
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-486". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 3 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 3 February 2017.
- "USS LST-486". Navsource.org. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-486.
- Photo gallery of USS LST-486 at NavSource Naval History
