USS LST-464
{{Short description|1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=USS LST-464 San Francisco Bay circa 1945.jpg |Ship caption=USS LST(H)-464, in San Francisco Bay, California, {{circa}} late 1945. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |Ship name= LST-464 |Ship namesake= |Ship ordered= as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 984{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}} |Ship builder= Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |Ship yard number=168{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}} |Ship laid down= 10 October 1942 |Ship launched= 12 November 1942 |Ship sponsor= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 25 February 1943 |Ship decommissioned= 16 April 1946 |Ship reclassified= Landing Ship Tank (Hospital), 15 September 1945 |Ship identification=*Hull symbol: LST-464
|Ship honors=18px 2 × battle stars |Ship struck= 19 June 1946 |Ship fate= Sold, 5 March 1948 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2015}} |Ship class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} |Ship displacement={{LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement}} |Ship length={{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}} |Ship beam={{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}} |Ship draft={{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}} |Ship depth= |Ship power={{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}} |Ship propulsion={{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |Ship speed= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}} |Ship range={{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}} |Ship boats= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}} |Ship capacity={{LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity}} |Ship troops=16 officers, 147 enlisted men |Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men |Ship armament={{LST-1 class tank landing ship armament}} |Ship armor= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox service record | is_ship = yes | is_multi = | label = | partof = | codes = | commanders = | operations =
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USS LST-464/LST(H)-464 was a United States Navy {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
LST-464 was laid down on 10 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 984, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 12 November 1942; and commissioned on 25 February 1943.{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}{{sfn|DANFS}}
LST-464 was converted into a "first aid ship" at Sydney, Australia, in 1943. These modifications included the installation in the tank deck bulkhead of a watertight door to allow access to the forward troop compartment from both the starboard and port sides of the ship. Spaces were also converted to receiving, sterilizer, and operating rooms. On the tank deck, 78 hospital beds, refrigerators, lockers, toilets and wash basins were installed. LST-464{{'}}s medical staff was increased to six doctors, one dentist and a number of corpsmen.{{sfn|Navsource|2015}}
Service history
During the war, LST-464 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. She took part in supporting and consolidations designated by Commander 7th Fleet from May through October 1944; and the Leyte operation in October and November 1944.{{sfn|DANFS}}
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-464 was redesignated LST(H)-464 on 15 September, and performed occupation duty in the Far East until late September 1945. The tank landing ship returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 19 June 1946. On 5 March 1948, she was sold to the Port Houston Iron Works, Inc., of Houston, Texas, for non-self-propelled operation.{{sfn|DANFS}}
Honors and awards
LST-464 earned two battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for her World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}}
Notes
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Online resources
- {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-464.html
| title = LST-464
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 11 April 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}
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- {{cite web
| url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kvancouver.htm
| title = Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA
| publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com
| date = 27 November 2010
| access-date = 11 April 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160464.htm
| title= USS LST-464
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 11 December 2015
| access-date= 11 April 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2015}}
}}
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External links
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Category:World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
Category:LST-1-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy