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USS LST-4

The USS LST-4 was a Landing Ship, Tank in the United States Navy during World War II. She was a LST-1-class tank landing ship and was laid down on October 27, 1942, at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on December 19, 1942, and commissioned on February 15, 1943, with Lieutenant M. W. Mathews, USNR, in command.

LST-4 participated in operations in the European Theater of Operations, including the Sicilian occupation (July 1943), the Salerno landings (September 1943), and the Anzio landings (January 1944). She also participated in the Southern France landings (August 1944).

Following the end of the war, USS LST-4 was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on November 28, 1945. She was sold to the U.S. Maritime Commission for disposal on March 28, 1946. LST-4 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.