USS LST-469

USS LST-469 during the landing at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945
History
Name:	USS LST-469
Builder:	Kaiser, Inc, Vancouver, Washington
Laid down:	23 October 1942
Launched:	27 November 1943
Commissioned:	8 March 1943
Decommissioned:	27 March 1946
Struck:	1 May 1946
Honours and awards:	4 battle stars (WWII)
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	Unloaded: Bow: 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) Stern: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Loaded : Bow: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) Stern: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
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 & landing craft carried:	Two or six LCVPs
Troops:	14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men
Complement:	7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men
Armament:	2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/Mk.51 directors 4 × single 40 mm gun mounts 12 × single 20 mm gun mounts

USS LST-469 was a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) operated by the United States Navy during World War II. She was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.

Service history

LST-469 was laid down on 23 October 1942 at Vancouver, Washington, by Kaiser, Inc.; launched on 27 November 1942; and commissioned on 8 March 1943.

USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943

During World War II, LST-469 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. On 16 June 1943 she was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-174 while travelling in Convoy GP55 off the east coast of Australia and had to be towed to Sydney for repairs.

After being repaired she participated in the following operations:

• Hollandia operation—April 1944
• Western New Guinea operations:
  • Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation—May 1944
  • Biak Island operation—May and June 1944
  • Noemfoor Island operation—July 1944
  • Cape Sansapor operation—July and August 1944
  • Morotai landings—September 1944
• Leyte landings—October 1944
• Lingayen Gulf landing—January 1945

Following the war, LST-469 performed occupation duty in the Far East until 24 October 1945 and saw China service from 25 October to 2 November 1945. Upon her return to the United States, LST-469 was decommissioned on 27 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 1 May that same year. On 13 December 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to Hughes Bros., Inc., New York, New York, for scrapping.

LST-469 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

• "LST-469". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. United States Navy. Retrieved 2009-07-25.