USS_LST-465 Knowpia

	USS LST-465, moored in a nest of LSTs, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	LST-465
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 985
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	169
Laid down	17 December 1942
Launched	9 January 1943
Commissioned	27 February 1943
Decommissioned	8 March 1946
Stricken	12 April 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-465; Code letters: NFRC; ;
Honors and; awards	6 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 30 September 1947
General characteristics
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:	Bismarck Archipelago operation; Cape Gloucester, New Britain (26–28 December 1943, 30 December–3 January 1944, 9–11, 22–25 January, 30 January–2 February, 13–16 February 1944) ; Admiralty Islands landings (11–15 March 1944); Eastern New Guinea operation ; Saidor occupation (4–7, 17–19, 21–23, 25–28 February 1944); Hollandia operation (21–26 April 1944); Western New Guinea operation; Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (17–19 and 21–23 May 1944); Morotai landing (15 September 1944) ; Leyte landings (13–28 October, 10–29 November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landings (8–16 January 1945);
Awards:	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-465 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.

Construction edit

The ship was laid down on 17 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 985, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched 9 January 1943; and commissioned on 27 February 1943,^[1]^[3]

Service history edit

During World War II, LST-465 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. She took part in the Bismarck Archipelago operation, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in March 1944; the Eastern New Guinea operation, the Saidor occupation in February 1944; Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte operation in October and November 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-465 performed occupation duty in the Far East in October and November 1945. Upon her return to the United States, the tank landing ship was decommissioned on 8 March 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946. On 30 September 1947, she was sold to Patapsco Scrap Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.^[3]

Honors and awards edit

LST-465 earned six battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Notes edit

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
^ Navsource 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DANFS 2015.

Bibliography edit

Online resources

"LST-465". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 August 2015. 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-465". Navsource.org. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

External links edit

Photo gallery of USS LST-465 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEKaiser_Vancouver2010-1] Kaiser Vancouver 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2014-2] Navsource 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-3] DANFS 2015.

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