USS LST-457

USS LST-457 and USS LST-922, along with several other LSTs unloading at a pier that was built in one day by Army Engineers at Cebu City, P.I., 3 April 1945.
History
United States
Name	LST-457
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 977[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	161[1]
Laid down	3 August 1942
Launched	23 October 1942
Commissioned	10 February 1943
Decommissioned	15 March 1946
Stricken	29 September 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-457 Code letters: NFJZ
Honors and awards	7 × battle stars
Fate	assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East
Japan
Operator	Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service	15 March 1946
Out of service	date unknown
Renamed	Q098
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 20 April 1948
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	LST-1-class tank landing ship
Displacement	4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load 2,160 long tons (2,190 t) landing
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft Landing at 2,160 t: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) Electro-Motive Diesel 12-567A diesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × Propellers
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
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40 mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Eastern New Guinea operation Lae occupation (4–5 September 1943) Saidor occupation (28–30 January and 17–19, 21–23, 25–28 February 1944) Bismarck Archipelago operation Cape Gloucester, New Britain (26–29 December 1943, 30 December 1943–2 January 1944, 3–9, 15–19, 23–27 January, and 13–16 February 1944) Admiralty Islands landings (25–28 February and 11–15 March 1944) Hollandia operation (21–25 April 1944) Western New Guinea operation Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (17–18 and 23–25 May 1944) Biak Islands operation (28–31 May and 3–7, 13–16 June 1944) Noemfoor Island operation (2–4 July 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (5–18 November 1944) Visayan Island landings (26 March, 2, 10–11 and 20 April 1945) Balikpapan operation (26 June–4 July 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LST-457 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

LST-457 was laid down on 3 August 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 977, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 23 October 1942; and commissioned on 6 February 1943.^[1][3]

During the war, LST-457 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations, the Lae occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in January and February 1944; the Bismarck Archipelago operations, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in March 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, the Biak Islands operation in May and June 1944, the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Visayan Island landings March and April 1945; and the Balikpapan operation in June and July 1945.^[3]

Following the war, LST-457 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 15 March 1946. The ship was struck from the Navy list on 29 September 1947. On 20 April 1948, she was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.^[3]

LST-457 earned seven battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Citations

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