USS LST-475
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USS LST-475 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.
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USS LST-475 while under construction at Kaiser, Inc., Vancouver, WA. She was built in record time, 71 hours and 50 minutes from keel laying to launching, 16 November 1942. | |
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Name | LST-475 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 995[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 179[1] |
Laid down | 14 November 1942 |
Launched | 16 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 March 1943 |
Decommissioned | 24 April 1946 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 6 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold, 31 October 1946 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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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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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 7 |
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