Following the war, LST-456 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946. She served with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS T-LST-456 from 31 March 1952, until she was struck from the Navy list on 15 June 1973.[3]
Merchant service
On 27 September 1973, the ship was sold to the Maritime Co. Ltd., Khorramshahr, Iran,[3] and renamed Karkas. On 1 February 1993, she was sold to Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag., United Arab Emirates and renamed Bshair, and reflagged for Bolivia. She has since been deleted from the Bolivian ship register and her fate is unknown.[2]
Honors and awards
LST-456 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
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USS LST 456 was a United States Navy LST 1 class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II USS LST 456 beached with bow doors open South Pacific c 1943 1945 HistoryUnited StatesNameLST 456Orderedas a Type S3 M K2 hull MCE hull 976 1 BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company Vancouver WashingtonYard number160 1 Laid down3 August 1942Launched20 October 1942Commissioned3 February 1943Decommissioned5 February 1946Stricken15 June 1973IdentificationHull symbol LST 456 Code letters NFJPHonors andawards8 battle starsFateassigned to Commander Naval Forces Far EastJapanOperatorShipping Control Authority for JapanIn service5 February 1946Out of servicedate unknownRenamedQ043Fatetransferred to Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS 31 March 1952United StatesOperatorMSTSIdentificationHull symbol T LST 456FateSold 27 September 1973IranNameKarkasOperatorMaritime Co Ltd Khorramshahr IranIdentificationCall sign EPAMFateSold 1 February 1993BoliviaNameBshairOperatorAl Jazya Mar y Sh Ag United Arab EmiratesIdentificationIMO number 7526364 Call sign CPB020FateDeleted from Bolivian registerGeneral characteristics 2 Class and typeLST 1 class tank landing shipDisplacement4 080 long tons 4 145 t full load 2 160 long tons 2 190 t landingLength328 ft 100 m oaBeam50 ft 15 m DraftFull 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 aftInstalled power2 900 hp 670 kW Electro Motive Diesel 12 567A diesel engines 1 700 shp 1 300 kW Propulsion1 Falk main reduction gears 2 PropellersSpeed12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Range24 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 amp landing craft carried2 or 6 x LCVPsCapacity2 100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckloadTroops16 officers 147 enlisted menComplement13 officers 104 enlisted menArmamentVaried ultimate armament 2 twin 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors guns 4 single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannonsService recordOperations Eastern New Guinea operation Lae occupation 4 8 and 14 17 September 1943 Saidor occupation 2 3 and 6 9 January and 12 14 February 1944 Bismarck Archipelago operation Cape Gloucester New Britain 26 28 December 1943 and 17 23 February and 25 February 1 March 1944 Admiralty Islands landings 4 8 and 11 15 March 1944 Aitape Humboldt Bay Tanahmerah Bay 21 25 April 1944 Western New Guinea operation Toem Wakde Sarmi area operation 17 18 and 23 25 May 1944 Biak Islands operation 27 29 May and 31 May 4 June 1944 Cape Sansapor operation 30 July 4 and 8 14 August 1944 Morotai landing 15 September 1944 Leyte landings 13 28 October 1944 Lingayen Gulf landings 4 18 January 1945 Mindanao Island landings 17 23 April 1945 Balikpapan operation 28 June 7 July 1945 Awards Combat Action Ribbon American Campaign Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Post war service 4 Merchant service 5 Honors and awards 6 Notes 7 Bibliography 8 External linksConstruction EditLST 456 was laid down on 3 August 1942 under Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 976 by Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver Washington launched on 20 October 1942 and commissioned on 3 February 1943 1 3 Service history EditDuring the war LST 456 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations the Lae occupation in September 1943 and the Saidor occupation in January and February 1944 the Bismarck Archipelago operations the Cape Gloucester New Britain landings from December 1943 through February 1944 and the Admiralty Islands landings in February and March 1944 the Hollandia operation in April 1944 the Western New Guinea operations the Toem Wakde Sarmi area operation in May 1944 the Biak Islands operation in May and June 1944 the Cape Sansapor operation in July and August 1944 and the Morotai landing in September 1944 the Leyte landings in October 1944 the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945 the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945 and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945 3 Post war service EditFollowing the war LST 456 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early February 1946 She served with the Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS as USNS T LST 456 from 31 March 1952 until she was struck from the Navy list on 15 June 1973 3 Merchant service EditOn 27 September 1973 the ship was sold to the Maritime Co Ltd Khorramshahr Iran 3 and renamed Karkas On 1 February 1993 she was sold to Al Jazya Mar y Sh Ag United Arab Emirates and renamed Bshair and reflagged for Bolivia She has since been deleted from the Bolivian ship register and her fate is unknown 2 Honors and awards EditLST 456 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service 3 Notes EditCitations a b c Kaiser Vancouver 2010 a b Navsource 2014 a b c d e DANFS Bibliography EditOnline resources LST 456 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 5 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 5 April 2017 USS LST 456 Navsource org 31 October 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST 456 Photo gallery of USS LST 456 at NavSource Naval HistoryPortal World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 456 amp oldid 1092583028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
