USS LST-467

USS LST-467 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-467, beached at Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 15 September 1944, as an armored bulldozer makes its way through the water in order to reach the jungle where a road will be built leading to an airstrip.
History
United States
Name: LST-467
Ordered: as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 987[1]
Builder: Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number: 171[1]
Laid down: 17 October 1942
Launched: 21 November 1942
Commissioned: 3 March 1943
Decommissioned: 28 May 1946
Stricken: 5 June 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 8 × battle stars
Fate: sold, 22 November 1946
 
Name: Ampower Corp
 
Name: Frank J Humphrey
 
Name: WIT Shoal II
Operator: West Indies Trading Company
Fate: Sunk, 6 November 1984
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light)
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
  • 2,366 long tons (2,404 t) (beaching)
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 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
craft carried:		 2 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 short tons (3,200,000–3,800,000 lb; 1,500,000–1,700,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Part of: LST Flotilla 7
Operations:
Awards:

Construction

The ship was laid down on 17 October 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 987, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 21 November 1942; and commissioned on 3 March 1943,[1] Lieutenant Albert Schlott, USNR, in command.[2]

Service history

During World War II, LST-467 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operation, the Lae occupation in September 1943; the Bismarck Archipelago operation, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain landings from December 1943 through February 1944; 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 June and July 1944, the Cape Sansapor operation in August 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte operation in October and November 1944; the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; the consolidation and capture of the Southern Philippines, the Palawan Island landings in March 1945, the Visayan Island landings in March 1945; and the Borneo operation, the Tarakan Island operation in April and May 1945.[3]

Following the war, LST-467 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 28 May 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 5 June 1946. On 22 November 1946, the tank landing ship was sold to the National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, California.[3]

She was later resold to the St. Charles Transportation Co., which was a subsidiary of Anglo Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills, of Montreal, Quebec. She was modified by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co., of Lauzon, Quebec, for use as a log hauler.[2]

She was later either renamed Ampower Corp or was bought by Ampower Corp before being renamed Frank J. Humphrey.[4] By 1984, she was owned by the West Indies Trading Company, renamed WIT Shoal II and was being used as an inter island freighter in the Caribbean. On 6 November 1984, she was in Krum Bay, near Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands, when she was wreaked by Tropical Storm Klaus. She was later patched and raised so she could be towed to Puerto Rico for scrapping. In May 1985, while being towed to Puerto Rico, one of the patches broke loose and the tow lines had to cut. She sank 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west of Saba Island at 18.3061833°N 65.0364833°W / 18.3061833; -65.0364833. She sits in 90 feet (27 m) of water and is a popular dive site.[5]

Honors and awards

LST-467 earned eight battle stars for her World War II service.[2]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
    2. Navsource 2015.
    3. DANFS.
    4. MarineTraffic.
    5. Blue Island.

    Bibliography

    Online resources

    • "LST-467". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 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 12 April 2017.
    • "USS LST-467". Navsource.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
    • "WITSHOAL II". MarineTraffic.com. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
    • "History of the WIT Shoal II / LST 467". BlueIslandDivers.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.


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