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{{Short description|WWII US naval ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
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|Ship image=USS LST-456 South Pacific 1943-1945.jpg
|Ship caption=USS ''LST-456'', beached with bow doors open, South Pacific, {{circa}} 1943-1945.
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1946}}
|Ship name= ''LST-456''
|Ship namesake=
|Ship ordered= as a [[Landing Ship, Tank|Type S3-M-K2]] hull, [[Maritime Commission|MCE]] hull 976{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}
|Ship builder= [[Kaiser Shipyards|Kaiser Shipbuilding Company]], [[Vancouver, Washington]]
|Ship yard number=160{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}
|Ship laid down= 3 August 1942
|Ship launched= 20 October 1942
|Ship sponsor=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned= 3 February 1943
|Ship decommissioned= 5 February 1946
|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Amphibious warfare type|Hull symbol]]: LST-456
*[[International Code of Signals|Code letters]]: NFJP
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Foxtrot}}{{ICS|Juliet}}{{ICS|Papa}}
|Ship honors=[[Image:Silver-service-star-3d.png|18px]][[Image:Bronze-service-star-3d.png|18px]] 8 × [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle stars]]
|Ship struck= 15 June 1973
|Ship fate= assigned to [[Commander Naval Forces Far East]]
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|Ship country=Japan
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Japan|naval}}
|Ship operator=[[Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine|Shipping Control Authority for Japan]]
|Ship in service= 5 February 1946
|Ship out of service= date unknown
|Ship renamed= ''Q043''
|Ship reclassified=
|Ship struck=
|Ship fate=transferred to [[Military Sea Transportation Service]] (MSTS), 31 March 1952
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1973}}
|Ship operator= MSTS
|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Military Sealift Command|Hull symbol]]: T-LST-456
|Ship fate=Sold, 27 September 1973
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|Ship country=Iran
|Ship flag={{flagicon|Iran}}
|Ship name= ''Karkas''
|Ship operator= Maritime Co., Ltd., [[Khorramshahr]], Iran
|Ship identification=*[[International Code of Signals|Call sign]]: EPAM
*{{ICS|Echo}}{{ICS|Papa}}{{ICS|Alpha}}{{ICS|Mike}}
|Ship fate=Sold, 1 February 1993
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|Ship country=Bolivia
|Ship flag={{flagicon|Bolivia}}
|Ship name= ''Bshair''
|Ship operator= Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag., [[United Arab Emirates]]
|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|7526364}}
*[[International Code of Signals|Call sign]]: CPB020
*{{ICS|Charlie}}{{ICS|Papa}}{{ICS|Bravo}}{{ICS|Pennant Zero}}{{ICS|Pennant Two}}{{ICS|Pennant Zero}}
|Ship fate=Deleted from Bolivian register
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption={{sfn|Navsource|2014}}
|Ship class={{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}}
|Ship displacement={{LST-1 class tank landing ship displacement}}
|Ship length={{LST-1 class tank landing ship length}}
|Ship beam={{LST-1 class tank landing ship beam}}
|Ship draft={{LST-1 class tank landing ship draft}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship power={{LST-1 class tank landing ship power}}
|Ship propulsion={{LST-1 class tank landing ship propulsion}}
|Ship speed= {{LST-1 class tank landing ship speed}}
|Ship range={{LST-1 class tank landing ship range}}
|Ship boats=  {{LST-1 class tank landing ship boats}}
|Ship capacity={{LST-1 class tank landing ship capacity}}
|Ship troops=16 [[Commissioned officer|officers]], 147 [[Enlisted man|enlisted men]]
|Ship complement=13 officers, 104 enlisted men
|Ship armament={{LST-1 class tank landing ship armament}}
|Ship armor=
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{{Infobox service record
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| operations =
*[[New Guinea campaign|Eastern New Guinea operation]]
**[[Landing at Lae|Lae occupation]] (4–8 and 14–17 September 1943)
**[[Landing at Saidor|Saidor occupation]] (2–3 and 6–9 January and 12–14 February 1944)
*[[New Britain campaign|Bismarck Archipelago operation]]
**[[Battle of Cape Gloucester|Cape Gloucester, New Britain]] (26–28 December 1943 and 17–23 February and 25 February–1 March 1944)
**[[Admiralty Islands campaign|Admiralty Islands landings]] (4–8 and 11–15 March 1944)
*[[Landing at Aitape|Aitape]]–[[Battle of Hollandia|Humboldt Bay–Tanahmerah Bay]] (21–25 April 1944)
*[[Western New Guinea campaign|Western New Guinea operation]]
**[[Battle of Wakde|Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation]] (17–18 and 23–25 May 1944)
**[[Battle of Biak|Biak Islands operation]] (27–29 May and 31 May–4 June 1944)
**[[Battle of Sansapor|Cape Sansapor operation]] (30 July, 4 and 8–14 August 1944)
**[[Battle of Morotai|Morotai landing]] (15 September 1944)
*[[Battle of Leyte|Leyte landings]] (13–28 October 1944)
*[[Battle of Luzon|Lingayen Gulf landings]] (4–18 January 1945)
*[[Battle of Mindanao|Mindanao Island landings]] (17–23 April 1945)
*[[Battle of Balikpapan (1945)|Balikpapan operation]] (28 June–7 July 1945)
| victories =
| awards =
*[[File:Combat Action Ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Combat Action Ribbon]]
*[[File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[American Campaign Medal]]
*[[File:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]]
*[[File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
*[[File:Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines).svg|20px]] [[Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation]]
*[[File:Phliber rib.svg|20px]] [[Philippine Liberation Medal]]
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'''USS ''LST-456''''' was a [[United States Navy]] {{sclass|LST-1|tank landing ship}} used in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater]] during [[World War II]].
==Construction==
''LST-456'' was laid down on 3 August 1942, under [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 976, by  [[Kaiser Shipyards]], [[Vancouver, Washington]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 20 October 1942; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 3 February 1943.{{sfn|Kaiser Vancouver|2010}}{{sfn|DANFS}}
==Service history==
During the war, ''LST-456'' was assigned to the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater of Operations]]. She took part in the [[New Guinea campaign|Eastern New Guinea operations]], the [[Landing at Lae|Lae occupation]] in September 1943, and the [[Landing at Saidor|Saidor occupation]] in January and February 1944; the [[New Britain campaign|Bismarck Archipelago operations]], the [[Battle of Cape Gloucester|Cape Gloucester, New Britain]], landings from December 1943 through February 1944, and the [[Admiralty Islands campaign|Admiralty Islands landings]] in February and March 1944; the [[Battle of Hollandia|Hollandia operation]] in April 1944; the [[Western New Guinea campaign|Western New Guinea operations]], the [[Battle of Wakde|Toem-Wakde-Sarmi area operation]] in May 1944, the [[Battle of Biak|Biak Islands operation]] in May and June 1944, the [[Battle of Sansapor|Cape Sansapor operation]] in July and August 1944, and the [[Battle of Morotai|Morotai landing]] in September 1944; the [[Battle of Leyte|Leyte landings]] in October 1944; the [[Battle of Luzon|Lingayen Gulf landings]] in January 1945; the [[Battle of Mindanao|Mindanao Island landings]] in  April 1945; and the [[Battle of Balikpapan (1945)|Balikpapan operation]] in June and July 1945.{{sfn|DANFS}}
==Post-war service==
Following the war, ''LST-456'' performed occupation duty in the [[Far East]] until early February 1946. She served with the [[Military Sea Transportation Service]] (MSTS) as USNS ''T-LST-456'' from 31 March 1952, until she was struck from the [[Navy list]] on 15 June 1973.{{sfn|DANFS}}
==Merchant service==
On 27 September 1973, the ship was sold to the [[Maritime Co. Ltd.]], [[Khorramshahr]], Iran,{{sfn|DANFS}} and renamed ''Karkas''. On 1 February 1993, she was sold to [[Al Jazya Mar. y Sh. Ag.]], [[United Arab Emirates]] and renamed ''Bshair'', and reflagged for [[Bolivia]]. She has since been deleted from the Bolivian ship register and her fate is unknown.{{sfn|Navsource|2014}}
==Honors and awards==
''LST-456'' earned eight [[Battle star#Navy warships|battle stars]] for her World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS}}
== Notes ==
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'''Online resources'''
* {{cite DANFS
| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-456.html
| title = LST-456
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| access-date = 5 April 2017
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS}}
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* {{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.org/archives/10/16/160456.htm
| title= USS LST-456
| publisher= Navsource.org
| date= 31 October 2014
| access-date= 5 April 2017
| ref= {{sfnRef|Navsource|2014}}
}}
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==External links==
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[[Category:S3-M2-K2 ships]]
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