Following the war, LST-458 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 15 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946. On 31 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Luria Steel & Trading Corp., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
Honors and awardsEdit
LST-458 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
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USS LST 458 was a United States Navy LST 1 class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II USS LST 458 at Morotai Island Dutch East Indies 15 September 1944 off loading an LVT HistoryUnited StatesNameLST 458Orderedas a Type S3 M K2 hull MCE hull 978 1 BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company Vancouver WashingtonYard number162 1 Laid down18 September 1942Launched26 October 1942Commissioned10 February 1943Decommissioned15 April 1946Stricken3 July 1946IdentificationHull symbol LST 458 Code letters NFKCHonors andawards6 battle starsFateTransferred to MARCOM 31 October 1947 Sold for scrapping 31 October 1947General 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 5 9 11 September 1943 Saidor occupation January and 12 14 February 1944 Bismarck Archipelago operation Cape Gloucester New Britain 25 28 December 1943 21 23 January and 18 21 23 26 February 1944 Admiralty Islands landings 7 11 and 14 18 March 1944 Hollandia operation 21 25 April 1944 Western New Guinea operation Toem Wakde Sarmi area operation 17 18 and 23 25 May 1944 Biak Islands operation 6 10 and 14 20 June 1944 Cape Sansapor operation 12 18 and 20 26 August 1944 Morotai landing 15 September 1944 Leyte landings 13 28 October and 2 18 November 1944 Visayan Island landings 26 March 2 10 11 and 20 April 1945 Mindanao Island landings 17 23 April 1945 Awards Navy Unit Commendation American Campaign Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Post war service 4 Honors and awards 5 Notes 6 Bibliography 7 External linksConstruction EditLST 458 was laid down on 18 September 1942 under Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 978 by Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver Washington launched on 26 October 1942 and commissioned on 10 February 1943 1 3 Service history EditDuring the war LST 458 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 February 1944 the Bismarck Archipelago operations the Cape Gloucester New Britain landings from December 1943 through February 1944 and the Admiralty Islands landings in 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 June 1944 the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944 the Cape Sansapor operation in August 1944 and the Morotai landing in September 1944 the Leyte landings in October and November 1944 and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945 3 Post war service EditFollowing the war LST 458 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid October 1945 Upon her return to the United States she was decommissioned on 15 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946 On 31 October 1947 the ship was sold to the Luria Steel amp Trading Corp of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and subsequently scrapped 3 Honors and awards EditLST 458 earned six battle stars for her World War II service 3 Notes EditCitations a b c Kaiser Vancouver 2010 Navsource 2014 a b c d DANFS Bibliography EditOnline resources LST 458 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 458 Navsource org 10 October 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST 458 Photo gallery of USS LST 458 at NavSource Naval HistoryPortal World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 458 amp oldid 1120905784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
