Forward port quarter view of USSLST-487, offMare Island, 14 August 1945.
History
United States
Name	LST-487
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 1007[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation,Richmond, California
Yard number	42[1]
Laid down	2 January 1943
Launched	23 January 1943
Commissioned	27 April 1943
Decommissioned	15 March 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-487 Code letters: NGYQ
Honors & awards	5 ×battle stars
Fate	Sold for merchant service conversion, 20 February 1948
General characteristics[2]
Class & type	LST-1-classtank 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 Diesel12-567Adiesel engines 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk mainreduction 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 xLCVPs
Capacity	2,100 tons oceangoing maximum 350 tons main deckload
Troops	16officers, 147enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	Varied, ultimate armament 2 × twin40 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 (1943–1944) LST Flotilla 13 (1945)
Operations:	Capture and occupation of Saipan (15 June–30 July 1944) Tinian Capture and occupation (24–30 July 1944) Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands (6 September–14 October 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–15 January 1945) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (2–9 April 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USSLST-487 was anLST-1-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.

LST-487 was laid down on 2 January 1943, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1007, byKaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4,Richmond, California;launched on 23 January 1943; andcommissioned on 27 April 1943,^[1][2]

During World War II, LST 487 was assigned to the Asian/Pacific theater and participated in the following operations: theCapture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; theTinian capture and occupation in July 1944; theCapture and occupation of southern Palau Island in September and October 1944; theLingayen Gulf landing in January 1945; and theAssault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May 1945.^[3]

AtSaipan, she discharged vehicles and personnel for the attacking waves against the beach "Yellow Two". While on station, she received casualties from the beaches for treatment or burial. She suffered air attacks on 17 and 24 June, in which she was undamaged.^[4]

AtTinian, she dischargedLVTs and troops to the beaches of Tinian. She remained on the beach throughout the day of 25 July, performing recovery operations.^[4]

Following the war,LST-487 performed occupation duty in theFar East from 15 October, until 3 November 1945.^[2] Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 15 March 1946, and struck from theNavy list on 1 May 1946. On 20 February 1948, the ship was sold toBrown & Root, ofHouston, Texas, for merchant service.^[3]

LST-487 earned fivebattle stars for World War II service.^[3]

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  LST-487 Looking aft
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  Manning the 20mm on LST-487
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  Image from a landing craft of LS-487 during the invasion of Saipan
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  Landing craft from LST-487 launched during the Invasion of Saipan. The island is covered in smoke from shelling
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  Landing craft from LST-487 launched during the invasion of Saipan
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  LST-487 on commissioning day in Richmond CA
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  LST-487 pulling up alongside 564 at sea to exchange movies and records. Taken from 564.
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  LST-487 crew searching for a Japanese pilot in the water
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  Small boat from LST-487 accepting a sick man from a destroyer
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  Church services aboard LST-487 in 1943
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  LST-487 Looking aft
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  Deck of LST-487 while it is in a convoy on the way to Luzon Philippines
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  Manning the 20mm on LST-487
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  Image from a landing craft of LS-487 during the invasion of Saipan
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  Landing craft from LST-487 launched during the Invasion of Saipan. The island is covered in smoke from shelling
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  Landing craft from LST-487 launched during the invasion of Saipan
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  LST-487 pulling up alongside 564 at sea to exchange movies and records. Taken from 564.
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  LST-487 crew searching for a Japanese pilot in the water
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  Small boat from LST-487 accepting a sick man from a destroyer
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  Church services aboard LST-487 in 1943

Citations

• 1943 ships
• Ships built in Richmond, California
• World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
• LST-1-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy
• S3-M2-K2 ships

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