USS LST-447
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Name | LST-447 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 967[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 151[1] |
Laid down | 10 July 1942 |
Launched | 22 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 December 1942 |
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Fate | Sunk, 7 April 1945 |
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Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
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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 |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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Part of: | LST Flotilla 5 |
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USS LST-447 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
[edit]LST-447 was laid down on 10 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 967, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 22 September 1942; and commissioned on 13 December 1942.[1][3]
Service history
[edit]During the war, LST-447 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the consolidation of the southern Solomons in June 1943; the occupation and defense of Cape Torokina November and December 1943; the Green Islands landing February 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the assault and occupation of Guam July and August 1944; and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 1945.[3]
The tank landing ship was sunk off Okinawa on 7 April 1945, following a kamikaze attack. She was struck from the Navy list on 2 June 1945.[3]
Honors and awards
[edit]LST-447 earned five battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
Notes
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Bibliography
[edit]Online resources
- "LST-447". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 1 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 1 April 2017.
- "USS LST-447". Navsource.org. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
External links
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- Photo gallery of USS LST-447 at NavSource Naval History