USS LST/LST(H)-486 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
LST-486 was laid down on 31 December 1942, under Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1006, by Kaiser Shipyards, Yard No.
[1][2] During World War II, LST-486 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Capture and occupation of Saipan in June and July 1944; the Capture and occupation of Tinian in July 1944; the Battle of Leyte landings October 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945.
Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 13 January 1946.
[3] LST-486 earned four battle stars for World War II service.