USSLST-456, beached with bow doors open, South Pacific,c. 1943-1945.
History
United States
Name	LST-456
Ordered	as aType S3-M-K2 hull,MCE hull 976[1]
Builder	Kaiser Shipbuilding Company,Vancouver, Washington
Yard number	160[1]
Laid down	3 August 1942
Launched	20 October 1942
Commissioned	3 February 1943
Decommissioned	5 February 1946
Stricken	15 June 1973
Identification	Hull symbol: LST-456 Code letters: NFJP
Honors & awards	8 ×battle stars
Fate	assigned toCommander Naval Forces Far East
Japan
Operator	Shipping Control Authority for Japan
In service	5 February 1946
Out of service	date unknown
Renamed	Q043
Fate	transferred toMilitary Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952
United States
Operator	MSTS
Identification	Hull symbol: T-LST-456
Fate	Sold, 27 September 1973
Iran
Name	Karkas
Operator	Maritime Co., Ltd.,Khorramshahr, Iran
Identification	Call sign: EPAM
Fate	Sold, 1 February 1993
Bolivia
Name	Bshair
Operator	Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag.,United Arab Emirates
Identification	IMO number: 7526364 Call sign: CPB020
Fate	Deleted from Bolivian register
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
Operations:	Eastern New Guinea operation Lae occupation (4–8 and 14–17 September 1943) Saidor occupation (2–3 and 6–9 January and 12–14 February 1944) Bismarck Archipelago operation Cape Gloucester, New Britain (26–28 December 1943 and 17–23 February and 25 February–1 March 1944) Admiralty Islands landings (4–8 and 11–15 March 1944) Aitape–Humboldt Bay–Tanahmerah Bay (21–25 April 1944) Western New Guinea operation Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (17–18 and 23–25 May 1944) Biak Islands operation (27–29 May and 31 May–4 June 1944) Cape Sansapor operation (30 July, 4 and 8–14 August 1944) Morotai landing (15 September 1944) Leyte landings (13–28 October 1944) Lingayen Gulf landings (4–18 January 1945) Mindanao Island landings (17–23 April 1945) Balikpapan operation (28 June–7 July 1945)
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Liberation Medal

USSLST-456 was aUnited States NavyLST-1-classtank landing ship used in theAsiatic-Pacific Theater duringWorld War II.

LST-456 was laid down on 3 August 1942, underMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 976, byKaiser Shipyards,Vancouver, Washington;launched on 20 October 1942; andcommissioned on 3 February 1943.^[1][3]

During the war,LST-456 was assigned to thePacific Theater of Operations. She took part in theEastern New Guinea operations, theLae occupation in September 1943, and theSaidor occupation in January and February 1944; theBismarck Archipelago operations, theCape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and theAdmiralty Islands landings in February and March 1944; theHollandia operation in April 1944; theWestern New Guinea operations, theToem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, theBiak Islands operation in May and June 1944, theCape Sansapor operation in July and August 1944, and theMorotai landing in September 1944; theLeyte landings in October 1944; theLingayen Gulf landings in January 1945; theMindanao Island landings in April 1945; and theBalikpapan operation in June and July 1945.^[3]

Following the war,LST-456 performed occupation duty in theFar East until early February 1946. She served with theMilitary Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNST-LST-456 from 31 March 1952, until she was struck from theNavy list on 15 June 1973.^[3]

On 27 September 1973, the ship was sold to theMaritime Co. Ltd.,Khorramshahr, Iran,^[3] and renamedKarkas. On 1 February 1993, she was sold toAl Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag.,United Arab Emirates and renamedBshair, and reflagged forBolivia. She has since been deleted from the Bolivian ship register and her fate is unknown.^[2]

LST-456 earned eightbattle stars for her World War II service.^[3]

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