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History
USS LST-476, in a floating dry dock, c. 1945, location unknown. Note the movie screen on the starboard side of the main deck.
United States
Name	LST-476
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 996^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 4, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,711,380.19^[2]
Yard number	31^[1]
Way number	1^[2]
Laid down	5 August 1942
Launched	10 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. D.T. Williams
Commissioned	4 April 1943
Decommissioned	12 February 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-476 Code letters: NGKX
Honors and awards	5 × battle stars
Fate	assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East
Japan
Name	Q053
Operator	Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service	12 February 1946
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	31 October 1947
Fate	transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD), 20 April 1948
United States
Operator	MARAD
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1 June 1948
General characteristics ^[3]
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
Part of:	LST Flotilla 5
Operations:	Gilbert Islands operations (21 November–8 December 1943) Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls (2–8 February 1944) Battle of Hollandia (21–26 April 1944) Capture and occupation of Guam (21 July–15 August 1944) Cape Sansapor operation (4–10 August 1944)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

USS LST-476 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

^ ^a ^b Kaiser No. 4 2014.
^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ Navsource 2016.

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