History United States Name LST-458 Ordered as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 978 Builder Kaiser Shipbuilding Company , Vancouver, Washington Yard number 162 Laid down 18 September 1942 Launched 26 October 1942 Commissioned 10 February 1943 Decommissioned 15 April 1946 Stricken 3 July 1946 Identification Honors and battle stars Fate
Transferred to MARCOM, 31 October 1947
Sold for scrapping, 31 October 1947
General characteristics Class and type LST-1 -classtank landing ship Displacement
4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length 328 ft (100 m ) oa Beam 50 ft (15 m) Draft
Full 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) aft
Installed power Propulsion 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 2 or 6 x LCVPs Capacity
2,100 tons oceangoing maximum
350 tons main deckload
Troops 16 officers , 147 enlisted men Complement 13 officers, 104 enlisted men Armament
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USS LST-458 was a United States Navy LST-1 -classtank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II .
Construction
LST-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.
Service history
During 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.
Post-war service
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.
Honors and awards
LST-458 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.
LST-1-class tank landing ships
LST-100 — LST-199
LST-100 — LST-116 cancelledLST-117 / LST(H)-117 / T-LST-117 LST-118 / LST(H)-118 LST-119 LST-120 LST-121 / LST(H)-121 LST-122 LST-123 / LST(H)-123 LST-124 LST-125 LST-126 LST-127 LST-128 LST-129 / Cohasset LST-130 LST-131 LST-132 Zeus LST-133 LST-134 LST-135 Orestes LST-136 Egeria LST-137 LST-138 LST-139 LST-140 LST-141 LST-142 — LST-156 cancelledLST-157 LST-158 LST-159 LST-160 LST-161 LST-162 LST-163 LST-164 LST-165 LST-166 LST-167 LST-168 LST-169 LST-170 LST-171 LST-172 LST-173 LST-174 LST-175 LST-176 / T-LST-176 LST-177 LST-178 LST-179 LST-180 LST-181 LST-182 — LST-196 cancelledLST-197 LST-198 LST-199
MARCOM ships built by the Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), during World War II
United States
6 × battle stars
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