USS LST-472

USS LST-472 after Kamikaze attack at Mindoro Island, 19 December 1944. Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox ship image with unknown parameter "1 = - "
History
United States
Name	LST-472
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 992[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	176[1]
Laid down	31 October 1942
Launched	7 December 1942
Commissioned	13 March 1943
Stricken	19 January 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-472 Code letters: NGDC
Honors and awards	6 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk in action, 21 December 1944
General characteristics [2]
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
Operations:	New Georgia Campaign New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation (4 July 1943) Treasury-Bougainville operation Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina (10–13 November, 3–4 December 1943) Bismarck Archipelago operations Green Island landing (15–19 February 1944) Hollandia operation (21–28 April 1944) Western New Guinea operations Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (26–28 May 1944) Biak Islands operation (6–10, 12–16 June 1944) Noemfoor Island operation (2–4, 6–11 July 1944) Cape Sansapor operation (4–10, 12–18 August 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Luzon operation Mindoro landings (12–18 December 1944)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon Navy Unit Commendation American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USS LST-472 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.