USS LST-469

	USS LST-469 during the landing at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945
History
United States
Name	LST-469
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 989
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	173
Laid down	23 October 1942
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	8 March 1943
Decommissioned	27 March 1946
Stricken	1 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-469; Code letters: NFVU; ;
Honors &; awards	4 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 December 1947
General characteristics
Class & 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
Part of:	LST Flotilla 7
Operations:	Hollandia operation (21–25 April 1944); Western New Guinea operations; Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (18–20 and 23–25 May 1944); Biak Islands operation (28–31 May, 3–7, 9–14 June 1944) ; Noemfoor Island operation (4–10, 12–17, 18–22 July 1944) ; Cape Sansapor operation (31 July, 6, 8–14 22–28 August 1944); Morotai landing (15 September 1944) ; Leyte landings (13–27 October, 5–18 November 1944); Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945);
Awards:	China Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp; Philippine Liberation Medal;

USS LST-469 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. As with many of her class, the ship was never named. Instead, she was referred to by her hull designation.

History
USS LST-469 during the landing at Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945
United States
Name	LST-469
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 989
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	173
Laid down	23 October 1942
Launched	27 November 1943
Commissioned	8 March 1943
Decommissioned	27 March 1946
Stricken	1 May 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-469 Code letters: NFVU
Honors & awards	4 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 13 December 1947
General characteristics
Class & 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
Part of:	LST Flotilla 7
Operations:	Hollandia operation (21–25 April 1944) Western New Guinea operations Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (18–20 and 23–25 May 1944) Biak Islands operation (28–31 May, 3–7, 9–14 June 1944) Noemfoor Island operation (4–10, 12–17, 18–22 July 1944) Cape Sansapor operation (31 July, 6, 8–14 22–28 August 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (13–27 October, 5–18 November 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945)
Awards:	China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Liberation Medal