USS LST-494
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USS LST-494 was a United States Navy amphibious tank landing ship that saw combat during World War II in both the European and Pacific Theaters of War. LST stands for Landing Ship, Tank.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS LST 494 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. |
Laid down | 10 August 1943 |
Launched | 11 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 29 June 1946 |
Stricken | 28 August 1946 |
Honors and awards | American Campaign Medal and Ribbon; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and Ribbon with 2 Battle Stars for the Invasions of Normandy and Southern France; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Ribbon with 1 Battle Star for the assault and occupation of Okinawa-Gunto; Combat Action Ribbon; World War II Victory Medal and Ribbon; Navy Occupation Medal and Ribbon with Asia Clasp; China Service Medal and Ribbon |
Fate | Sold to the Philippines 12 August 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,653 tons (4,080 tons fully loaded) |
Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x 900 hp (670 kW) General Motors V-12 engines (known as GM 567s) |
Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 6 x LCVPs |
Complement | 150 |
Armament | 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun and multiple 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. |
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