USS LST-484
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USS LST-484 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
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USS LST-484, at anchor, location unknown, c. 1945–1946. | |
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United States | |
Name | LST-484 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 1004[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 39[1] |
Laid down | 28 September 1942 |
Launched | 2 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 April 1943 |
Decommissioned | 27 July 1946 |
Stricken | 28 August 1946 |
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Honors and awards | 5 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 13 December 1947 |
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 13 |
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