USSLST-488, underway, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	LST-488
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 1008[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation,Richmond, California
Yard number	4183[1]
Laid down	11 January 1943
Launched	5 March 1943
Commissioned	24 May 1943
Decommissioned	11 January 1946
Reclassified	Landing Ship Tank (Hospital)LST(H)-488, 15 September 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-488 Hull symbol: LST(H)-488 Code letters: NHAS
Honors & awards	4 ×battle stars
Fate	assigned toCommander Naval Forces Far East
Japan
Operator	Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service	11 January 1946
Out of service	unknown
Renamed	Q009
Fate	Transferred to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 12 March 1952
United States
Operator	MSTS
In service	12 March 1952
Out of service	15 July 1972
Identification	Hull symbol: T-LST-488
Fate	Transferred to thePhilippine Navy, 15 July 1972
PhilippinesPhilippines
Name	Surigao del Norte
Namesake	TheProvince ofSurigao del Norte
In service	15 July 1972
Identification	Hull symbol: LT-97
Fate	unknown
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 LST Flotilla 3
Operations:	Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina (6–17 November 1943) Capture and occupation of Guam (21–28 July 1944) Leyte landings (20 October 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–15 January 1945)
Awards:	Navy Unit Commendation 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/LST(H)/T-LST-488 was anLST-1-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.

LST-488 was laid down on 11 January 1943, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1008, byKaiser Shipyards, Yard No. 4,Richmond, California;launched on 5 March 1943; andcommissioned on 24 May 1943.^[1][2]

During World War II,LST-488 was assigned to theAsiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: theOccupation and defense of Cape Torokina in November 1943; theCapture and occupation of Guam in July 1944; theBattle of Leyte landings October 1944; and theLingayen Gulf landings January 1945.^[3]

Following the war,LST-488 was redesignatedLST(H)-488 on 15 September 1945, and performed occupation duty in theFar East until 11 January 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 11 January 1946. She was redesignatedLST-488 on 6 March 1952, and served with theMilitary Sea Transportation Service asUSNSLST-488 in the postwar period. The ship was transferred to theRepublic of the Philippines as a lease on 15 July 1972.^[3]

LST-488 earned fourbattle stars for World War II service.^[3]

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