LST-473 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 18 March 1946. She was struck from the Navy list on 17 April, that same year. On 21 April 1948, the tank landing ship was sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., New York City, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
Honors and awards
LST-473 earned five battle stars for her service in World War II.[3]
united, states, navy, class, tank, landing, ship, used, asiatic, pacific, theater, during, world, with, many, class, ship, never, named, instead, referred, hull, designation, coming, alongside, while, underway, southwest, pacific, date, unknown, historyunited,. USS LST 473 was a United States Navy LST 1 class tank landing ship used in the 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 USS LST 473 coming alongside while underway in the Southwest Pacific date unknown HistoryUnited StatesNameLST 473Orderedas a Type S3 M K2 hull MCE hull 993 1 BuilderKaiser Shipbuilding Company Vancouver WashingtonYard number177 1 Laid down10 July 1942Launched9 December 1942Commissioned16 March 1943Decommissioned18 March 1946Stricken17 April 1946IdentificationHull symbol LST 473 Code letters NGGVHonors andawards5 battle starsFateSold for scrapping 21 April 1948General 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 recordPart of LST Flotilla 7Operations Eastern New Guinea operations Lae occupation 4 5 September 1943 Leyte landings 16 29 October 1944 Lingayen Gulf landings 9 18 January 1945 Zambales Subic Bay 29 30 January 1945 Consolidation and capture of Southern Philippines Mindanao Island landings 17 23 April 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 Honors and awards 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Bibliography 7 External linksConstruction EditLST 473 was laid down on 10 July 1942 under Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 993 by Kaiser Shipyards Vancouver Washington launched 9 December 1942 and commissioned on 16 March 1943 1 3 Service history EditDuring World War II LST 473 was assigned to the Asiatic Pacific theater and participated in the following operations the Lae occupation in September 1943 the Leyte operation in October 1944 the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945 the Zambales Subic Bay operation in January 1945 and the Mindanao Island landings in March 1945 3 LST 473 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 18 March 1946 She was struck from the Navy list on 17 April that same year On 21 April 1948 the tank landing ship was sold to Hughes Bros Inc New York City and subsequently scrapped 3 Honors and awards EditLST 473 earned five battle stars for her service in World War II 3 See also EditList of United States Navy LSTs List of United States Navy losses in World War IINotes EditCitations a b c Kaiser Vancouver 2010 Navsource 2014 a b c d DANFS 2015 Bibliography EditOnline resources LST 473 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 3 August 2015 Retrieved 13 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 13 April 2017 USS LST 473 Navsource org 31 October 2014 Retrieved 13 April 2017 External links EditPhoto gallery of USS LST 473 at NavSource Naval HistoryPortal World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 473 amp oldid 1092583885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
