USS LST-456
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USS LST-456 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
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USS LST-456, beached with bow doors open, South Pacific, c. 1943-1945. | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-456 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 976[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 160[1] |
Laid down | 3 August 1942 |
Launched | 20 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 February 1943 |
Decommissioned | 5 February 1946 |
Stricken | 15 June 1973 |
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Honors and awards | 8 × battle stars |
Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
Japan | |
Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
In service | 5 February 1946 |
Out of service | date unknown |
Renamed | Q043 |
Fate | transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 |
United States | |
Operator | MSTS |
Identification | Hull symbol: T-LST-456 |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1973 |
Iran | |
Name | Karkas |
Operator | Maritime Co., Ltd., Khorramshahr, Iran |
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Fate | Sold, 1 February 1993 |
Bolivia | |
Name | Bshair |
Operator | Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag., United Arab Emirates |
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Fate | Deleted from Bolivian register |
General characteristics [2] | |
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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Propulsion |
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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 or 6 x LCVPs |
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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