USS LST-458

{{Short description|1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=USS LST-458 Morotai Island 15 September 1944.jpg |image_caption=USS ''LST-458'', at Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies, 15 September 1944, off loading an LVT. }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country=United States |flag= {{USN flag|1946}} |name= ''LST-458'' |namesake= |ordered= as a Type S3-M-K2 hull, MCE hull 978{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}} |builder= Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington |yard_number=162{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}} |laid_down= 18 September 1942 |launched= 26 October 1942 |sponsor= |acquired= |commissioned= 10 February 1943 |decommissioned= 15 April 1946 |identification=*Hull symbol: LST-458 *Code letters: NFKC *{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Foxtrot}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Charlie}} |honors=18px18px 6 × battle stars |struck= 3 July 1946 |fate= *Transferred to MARCOM, 31 October 1947 *Sold for scrapping, 31 October 1947 }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption={{sfn|Navsource|2014}} |class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} |displacement={{LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement}} |length={{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}} |beam={{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}} |draft={{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}} |depth= |power={{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}} |propulsion={{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}} |speed= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}} |range={{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}} |boats= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}} |capacity={{LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity}} |troops=16 officers, 147 enlisted men |complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men |armament={{LST-1 class tank landing ship armament}} |armor= |notes= }}

|section4={{Infobox ship/service record | header_caption = | partof = | codes = | commanders = | operations = *Eastern New Guinea operation **Lae occupation (4–5, 9–11 September 1943) **Saidor occupation (January and 12–14 February 1944) *Bismarck Archipelago operation **Cape Gloucester, New Britain (25–28 December 1943, 21–23 January and 18–21, 23–26 February 1944) **Admiralty Islands landings (7–11 and 14–18 March 1944) *Hollandia operation (21–25 April 1944) *Western New Guinea operation **Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation (17–18 and 23–25 May 1944) **Biak Islands operation (6–10 and 14–20 June 1944) **Cape Sansapor operation (12–18 and 20–26 August 1944) **Morotai landing (15 September 1944) *Leyte landings (13–28 October and 2–18 November 1944) *Visayan Island landings (26 March, 2, 10–11 and 20 April 1945) *Mindanao Island landings (17–23 April 1945) | victories = | awards = *20px Navy Unit Commendation *20px American Campaign Medal *20px Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal *20px World War II Victory Medal *20px Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp *20px Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation *20px Philippine Liberation Medal }} }}

'''USS ''LST-458''''' was a United States Navy {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

==Construction== ''LST-458'' was laid down on 18 September 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 978, by Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; launched on 26 October 1942; and commissioned on 10 February 1943.{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}{{sfn|DANFS}}

==Service history== During the war, ''LST-458'' was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Eastern New Guinea operations, the Lae occupation in September 1943, and the Saidor occupation in February 1944; the Bismarck Archipelago operations, the Cape Gloucester, New Britain, landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the Admiralty Islands landings in March 1944; the Hollandia operation in April 1944; the Western New Guinea operations, the Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation in May 1944, the Biak Islands operation in June 1944, the Noemfoor Island operation in July 1944, the Cape Sansapor operation in August 1944, and the Morotai landing in September 1944; the Leyte landings in October and November 1944; and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}}

==Post-war service== Following the war, ''LST-458'' performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 15 April 1946, and struck from the Navy list on 3 July 1946. On 31 October 1947, the ship was sold to the Luria Steel & Trading Corp., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and subsequently scrapped.{{sfn|DANFS}}

==Honors and awards== ''LST-458'' earned six battle stars for her World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}}

== Notes == {{notelist}} ;Citations {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography == {{refbegin}} '''Online resources''' * {{cite DANFS | url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-458.html | title = LST-458 | publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command | access-date = 5 April 2017 | ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}} }}{{PD-notice}} * {{cite web | url = http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/kvancouver.htm | title = Kaiser Vancouver, Vancouver WA | publisher = www.ShipbuildingHistory.com | date = 27 November 2010 | access-date = 5 April 2017 | ref = {{sfnRef|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}} }} * {{cite web | url = http://www.navsource.net/archives/10/16/160458.htm | title= USS LST-458 |website=NavSource | date= 10 October 2014 | access-date= 5 April 2017 | ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2014}} }} {{refend}}

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