USSLST-449, loading equipment and supplies from aGuadalcanal beach for her journey north toBougainville Island, in November 1943, soon afterMarines landed there.
History
United States
Name	LST-449
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 969[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company,Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	153[1]
Laid down	10 July 1942
Launched	30 September 1942
Commissioned	31 December 1942
Decommissioned	16 March 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-449 Code letters: NFDG
Honors & awards	5 ×battle stars
Fate	Sold, 27 January 1947
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
Operations:	Consolidation of the southern Solomons (7 April 1943) Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina (11 November, 3–4 and 15 December 1943) Assault and occupation of Guam (21–28 July 1944) Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima (19–25 February 1945) Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (1–15 April 1945)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon Navy Unit Commendation American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp

USSLST-449 was aUnited States NavyLST-1-classtank landing ship used in theAsiatic-Pacific Theater duringWorld War II.

LST-449 was laid down on 10 July 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 969, byKaiser Shipyards,Vancouver, Washington;launched on 30 September 1942; andcommissioned on 31 December 1942.^[3]

During the war,LST-449 was assigned to thePacific Theater of Operations. She took part in theconsolidation of the southern Solomons in April 1943; theoccupation and defense of Cape Torokina November and December 1943; theassault and occupation of Guam July 1944; theassault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945; and theassault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 1945.^[3]

Following the war,LST-449 performed occupation duty in theFar East until early November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 16 March 1946, and struck from theNavy list on 28 March, that same year. On 27 January 1947, the tank landing ship was sold to a private purchaser for scrapping.^[3]

LST-449 earned fivebattle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

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