USS LST-485
USS LST-484 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
![]() USS LST-485, underway in San Francisco Bay, California, c. 1946. | |
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Name: | LST-485 |
Ordered: | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1005[1] |
Builder: | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number: | 40[1] |
Laid down: | 17 December 1942 |
Launched: | 9 January 1943 |
Commissioned: | 19 May 1943 |
Decommissioned: | 30 July 1946 |
Stricken: | 28 August 1946 |
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Fate: | Sold for scrap, 29 March 1948 |
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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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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 |
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Part of: | LST Flotilla 5 |
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Construction
LST-485 was laid down on 17 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1005, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California; launched on 9 January 1943; and commissioned on 19 May 1943,[1] with Lieutenant Clinton E. Stover in command.
Service history
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During World War II, LST-485 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Vella-Lavella occupation in September 1943; the Treasury Island landings in November 1943; the Capture and occupation of Saipan June and August 1944; the Capture and occupation of Tinian in July and August 1944; and the Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from May to June 1945.[3]
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-485 saw China service in January and February 1946, and performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 30 July 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 28 August 1946. On 29 March 1948, she was sold to Kaiser Steel, Seattle, Washington, and subsequently scrapped.[3]
Awards
LST-485 earned five battle stars for World War II service.[3]
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-485". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "USS LST-485". Navsource.org. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-485. |
- Photo gallery of USS LST-485 at NavSource Naval History