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Name | LST-448 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 968[1] |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 152[1] |
Laid down | 10 July 1942 |
Launched | 26 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 23 December 1942 |
Identification | Hull symbol: LST-448 |
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Fate | Sunk, 5 October 1943 |
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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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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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USS LST-448 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
LST-448 was laid down on 10 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 968, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 26 September 1942; and commissioned on 23 December 1942.[3]
Service history
During the war, LST-448 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the consolidation of the southern Solomons in June 1943, and the Vella Lavella occupation in October 1943.[3]
The tank landing ship was damaged by Japanese dive bombers off Vella Lavella, Solomons, on 1 October, suffering some casualties among her embarked New Zealand troops. Fifteen members of a NZ anti aircraft crew were killed. The LST was taken under tow by tug Bobolink but sank while underway on 5 October, south of Vella Lavella. She was struck from the Navy list on 26 October 1943.[3]
Honors and awards
LST-448 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.[3]
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
- ^ a b c d DANFS 2015.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-448". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 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 1 April 2017.
- "USS LST-448". Navsource.org. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-448 at NavSource Naval History