USS LST-448

History
United States
Name	LST-448
Ordered	as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 968
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	152
Laid down	10 July 1942
Launched	26 September 1942
Commissioned	23 December 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-448
Honors and; awards	2 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk, 5 October 1943
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;
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:	Consolidation of the southern Solomons (June 1943); Vella Lavella occupation (October 1943);
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;

USS LST-448 was a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

Construction

LST-448 was laid down on 10 July 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 968, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 26 September 1942; and commissioned on 23 December 1942.^[3]

Service history

During the war, LST-448 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the consolidation of the southern Solomons in June 1943, and the Vella Lavella occupation in October 1943.^[3]

The tank landing ship was damaged by Japanese dive bombers off Vella Lavella, Solomons, on 1 October, suffering some casualties among her embarked New Zealand troops. Fifteen members of a NZ anti aircraft crew were killed. The LST was taken under tow by tug Bobolink but sank while underway on 5 October, south of Vella Lavella. She was struck from the Navy list on 26 October 1943.^[3]

Honors and awards

LST-448 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

Notes

Citations

^ ^a ^b Kaiser Vancouver 2010.
^ Navsource 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d DANFS 2015.

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-448". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
"USS LST-448". Navsource.org. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-448 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEKaiser_Vancouver2010-1] Kaiser Vancouver 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2006-2] Navsource 2006.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-3] DANFS 2015.

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v t e MARCOM ships built by the Kaiser Company (Vancouver, Washington), during World War II
Type EC2-S-C1 ship	Araner
Marine Adder-class transports Type C4-S-A3 ships	Marine Carp Marine Jumper Marine Lynx Marine Marlin Marine Phoenix Marine Serpent
Haskell-class attack transports Type VC2-S-AP5 ships	Oconto Olmsted Oxford Pickens Pondera Rutland Sanborn Sandoval Lenawee Logan Lubbock McCracken Magoffin Marathon Menard Menifee Meriwether Rawlins Renville Rockbridge Rockingham Rockwall Saint Croix San Saba Sevier Bollinger Bottineau Cottle Crockett Audubon Bergen
LST-1-class tank landing ships Type S3-M-K2 ships	LST-446 LST-447 LST-448 LST-449 LST-450 LST-451 LST-452 LST-453 / Remus LST-454 LST-455 / Achilles LST-456 / T-LST-456 LST-457 LST-458 LST-459 LST-460 LST-461 LST-462 LST-463 LST-464 / LST(H)-464 LST-465 LST-466 LST-467 LST-468 LST-469 LST-470 LST-471 LST-472 LST-473 LST-474 LST-475
Casablanca-class escort carriers Type S4-S2-BB5 ships	Casablanca Liscome Bay Anzio Corregidor Mission Bay Guadalcanal Manila Bay Natoma Bay St. Lo Tripoli Wake Island White Plains Solomons Kalinin Bay Kasaan Bay Fanshaw Bay Kitkun Bay Tulagi Gambier Bay Nehenta Bay Hoggatt Bay Kadashan Bay Marcus Island Savo Island Ommaney Bay Petrof Bay Rudyerd Bay Saginaw Bay Sargent Bay Shamrock Bay Shipley Bay Sitkoh Bay Steamer Bay Cape Esperance Takanis Bay Thetis Bay Makassar Strait Windham Bay Makin Island Lunga Point Bismarck Sea Salamaua Hollandia Kwajalein Admiralty Islands Bougainville Matanikau Attu Roi Munda

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in October 1943
Shipwrecks	1 Oct: Empire Commerce 3 Oct: USS Henley, HMS Usurper 4 Oct: U-279, U-389, U-422, U-460 5 Oct: USS LST-448, Sposobny 6 Oct: Yūgumo 7 Oct: USS Chevalier, USS S-44 8 Oct: ORP Orkan, U-419, U-610, U-643, SS Dainichi Maru 9 Oct: USS Buck, HMS Panther 11 Oct: HMS Hythe, Mario Roselli, USS Wahoo, Jalabala 13 Oct: USS Bristol, U-402 16 Oct: USS Moonstone, U-470, U-533, U-844, U-964 17 Oct: Michel, U-540, U-631, U-841 19 Oct: Sinfra 20 Oct: U-378 21 Oct: HMCS Chedabucto, USS Murphy, SS Tivives, U-431 22 Oct: HMS Hurworth 23 Oct: HMS Charybdis, Taranto, U-274 24 Oct: HMS Eclipse, HMS Orlionoch, Mochizuki, U-566 26 Oct: James Longstreet 28 Oct: U-220, USS YP-88 29 Oct: U-282 31 Oct: U-306, U-584, U-732 Unknown date: USS Dorado, Sebastiano Caboto, HMS Trooper, U-420
Other incidents	5 Oct: Ro-40 6 Oct: I-183 9 Oct: HMS Carlisle, Cuxhaven 10 Oct: Mario Roselli, Minerve 22 Oct: Adrias 23 Oct: James Iredell
1942 1943 1944 September 1943 November 1943