USS LST-454

USS LST-454, during a World War II amphibious landing, 1944-45.
History
United States
Name	LST-454
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 974[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	158[1]
Laid down	31 July 1942
Launched	14 October 1942
Commissioned	26 January 1943
Decommissioned	25 March 1946
Stricken	1 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-454 Code letters: NFGS
Honors and awards	8 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 3 October 1947
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-1-class tank 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	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
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
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Eastern New Guinea operation Lae occupation (4–5 September 1943) Finschhafen occupation (22–23 September 1943) Saidor occupation (2–3 and 6–9 January 1944) Bismarck Archipelago operation Admiralty Islands landings (11–15 March 1944) Hollandia operation (21–26 April 1944) Western New Guinea operation Biak Islands operation (28–31 May and 3–7 and 12–16 June 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (23 October–4 November and 10–29 November 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945) Visayan Island landings (26 March, 2–4 and 9–10 April 1945) Balikpapan operation (26 June–4 July 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LST-454 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

LST-454 was laid down on 31 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 974, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 14 October 1942; and commissioned on 26 January 1943.^[3]

During the war, LST-454 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations, the Lae occupation in September 1943, the Finschhafen occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in January 1944; the Admiralty Islands landings in February and March 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Biak Islands operation in May and June 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte landings in October and November 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the Visayan Island landings in March and April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-454 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 25 March 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 1 May, that same year. On 3 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., of Baltimore, Maryland, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

LST-454 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Citations

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• Photo gallery of USS LST-454 at NavSource Naval History