USS LST-487
Career | |
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Name: | USS LST-487 |
Builder: | Kaiser Inc, Richmond, California |
Laid down: | 2 January 1943 |
Launched: | 23 January 1943 |
Commissioned: | 27 April 1943 |
Struck: | 1 May 1946 |
Fate: | Sold for conversion to merchant service in 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | LST-1-class tank landing ship |
Displacement: | 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light 3,880 long tons (3,942 t) full |
Length: | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft: | Unloaded : 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft Loaded : 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft |
Depth: | 8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) |
Propulsion: | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats and landing craft carried: | 2 or 6 LCVPs |
Troops: | Approximately 140 officers and enlisted men |
Complement: | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men |
Armament: | • 5 × 40 mm guns • 6 × 20 mm guns • 2 × .50-cal machine guns • 4 × .30-cal machine guns |
USS LST-487 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
LST-487 was laid down on January 2, 1943 at Richmond, CA by Kaiser, Inc, launched on January 23, 1943 and commissioned on April 27, 1943 with Lieutenant Martin B. Freeman in command.
Service History
During World War II, LST 487 was assigned to the Asian/Pacific theater and participated in the following operations:
- Capture and occupation of Saipan—June and July 1944
- Tinian capture and occupation—July 1944
- Capture and occupation of southern Palau Island—September and October 1944
- Lingayen Gulf landing—January 1945
- Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto—May 1945
At Saipan, she discharged vehicles and personnel for the attacking waves against the beach Yellow Two. While on station, she received casualties from the beaches for treatment or burial. The LST suffered air attacks on June 17 and 24, in which she was undamaged.
At Tinian, she discharged LVTs and troops to the beaches of Tinian. She remained on the beach throughout the day of 25 July, performing recovery operations.
Following the war, the LST performed occupation duty until 3 November 1945.[1] Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on March 15, 1946 and struck from the Navy list on May 1 of 1946. The ship was sold to Brown & Root for merchant service in February 1948.
LST-487 earned five battle stars for World War II service.
References
- ↑ "USS LST-487". NavSource.
- ↑ Mooney, James (1981). American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington: Department of the Navy. p. 631.
- ↑ Boyt, Wilbur (1990). History of U.S. Navy Ship L.S.T 487 WW2.
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- LST-246
- Preceded by: None
- Followed by: LST-491 class