USS LST-447
A US warship
| History |
United States |
Name | LST-447 |
Ordered | as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 967 |
Builder | Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |
Yard number | 151 |
Laid down | 10 July 1942 |
Launched | 22 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 13 December 1942 |
Identification | |
Honors and awards | 5 × battle stars |
Fate | Sunk, 7 April 1945 |
General characteristics |
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
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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
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Installed power | |
Propulsion | |
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
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Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
Armament | |
Service record |
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USS LST-447 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction
LST-447 was laid down on 10 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 967, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 22 September 1942; and commissioned on 13 December 1942.
Service history
During the war, LST-447 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the consolidation of the southern Solomons in June 1943; the occupation and defense of Cape Torokina November and December 1943; the Green Islands landing February 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the assault and occupation of Guam July and August 1944; and the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 1945.
The tank landing ship was sunk off Okinawa on 7 April 1945, following a kamikaze attack. She was struck from the Navy list on 2 June 1945.
Honors and awards
LST-447 earned five battle stars for her World War II service.
Notes
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1945 |
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Shipwrecks |
- 1 Apr: Awa Maru
- 2 Apr: CD-186, USS Dickerson, U-321
- 3 Apr: Brummer, USS S-16, U-1221, U-2542, U-3505, T111
- 4 Apr: USS Dickerson, U-237, U-749, U-3003
- 5 Apr: U-242, USS S-17
- 6 Apr: Amatsukaze, USS Bush, USS Colhoun, USS Leutze, USS Morris, USS Newcomb, USS Witter, SS Hobbs Victory, SS Logan Victory
- 7 Apr: Asashimo, Hamakaze, Isokaze, Isuzu, Kasumi, USS LST-447, Oldenburg, USS PGM-18, U-1195, Yahagi, Yamato
- 8 Apr: U-774, U-1001
- 9 Apr: Admiral Scheer, Ro-56, U-677, U-747, U-804, U-843, U-982, U-1065, U-2509, U-2514, U-3512, U-2516
- 10 Apr: U-878, Weser
- 12 Apr: USS Mannert L. Abele, Ro-64, U-486
- 13 Apr: Karlsruhe, U-1024
- 14 Apr: Belgian Airman, U-235, U-1206
- 15 Apr: U-103, U-285, U-1063, U-1235
- 16 Apr: HMCS Esquimalt, Lützow, USS Pringle, U-78, U-880, U-1274
- 17 Apr: Goya
- 19 Apr: Aquila, U-251, U-548, U-879
- 21 Apr: U-636
- 22 Apr: USS Swallow, U-518
- 23 Apr: USS Eagle Boat 56, U-183
- 24 Apr: USS Frederick C. Davis, U-108, U-546
- 25 Apr: Graf Zeppelin, Ro-109, TA 32, U-326
- 27 Apr: Canada Victory, TA 34
- 28 Apr: CH-17, U-56
- 29 Apr: I-44, U-56, U-286, U-307, U-1017
- 30 Apr: HMS Goodall, TA 43, U-879, U-1107
- Unknown date: I-56, Ro-46, Ro-49, USS Snook, U-246, U-325, U-396, U-398, U-548, U-857, U-1055
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Other incidents |
- 2 Apr: USS Dickerson
- 5 Apr: USS Thornton
- 6 Apr: USS Defense, USS Emmons, USS Mullany, USS Rodman
- 8 Apr: USS Bullhead
- 9 Apr: USS Sea Devil
- 11 Apr: I-401
- 12 Apr: USS Lindsey, U-1024, USS Zellars
- 14 Apr: USS Sigsbee
- 15 Apr: HMS Ekins, USS Laffey
- 16 Apr: USS Bryant, Goya, USS Harding
- 19 Apr: USS Bullhead, USS Pogy, USS Tolman
- 27 Apr: HMS Redmill
- 28 Apr: Argo, USS Huron
- 29 Apr: USS Baya
- 30 Apr: U-3525
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