USS LST-482
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USS LST/LST(H)-482/Branch County (LST-482) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Later renamed for Branch County, Michigan, she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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United States | |
Name | LST-482 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1002[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 37[1] |
Laid down | 14 September 1942 |
Launched | 17 December 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 March 1943 |
Decommissioned | 23 February 1946 |
Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-482, 15 September 1945 |
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Honors and awards | 6 × battle stars |
Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
Japan | |
Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
In service | 23 February 1946 |
Out of service | unknown |
Renamed | Q072 |
Fate | returned to USN |
United States | |
Name | Q072 |
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Namesake | Branch County, Michigan |
Stricken | 11 August 1955 |
Fate | Sunk as target, March 1956 |
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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Service record | |
Part of: | LST Flotilla 3 |
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