USS LST-567

USS LST-567
History
Name: USS LST-567
Builder: Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down: 20 March 1944
Launched: 15 May 1944
Sponsored by: Miss Elizabeth Funkey
Commissioned: 1 June 1944
Decommissioned: 28 January 1946
Struck: 31 October 1947
Honors and
awards:		 Three battle stars for World War II
Fate: Sold for scrapping 24 May 1948
General characteristics
Class and type: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
  • 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full load
Length: 328 ft (100 m)
Beam: 50 ft (15 m)
Draft:
  • Unloaded 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
Installed power: 1,800 horsepower (1.34 megawatts)
Propulsion: Two 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed: 11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Range: 24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometerss) at 9 knots while displacing 3,960 tons
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600-1,900 tons cargo depending on mission
Troops: Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement: 12 officers, 106 enlisted men
Armament:
  • 2 × twin 40 mm guns
  • 4 × single 40-millimeter guns
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-567 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and commissioning

LST-567 was laid down on 20 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 15 May 1944, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Funkey, and commissioned on 1 June 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-567 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the landings on Leyte in October and November 1944 and the landings at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945. She then took part in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.

Following the war, LST-567 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946, when she departed for the United States.

Decommissioning and disposal

After returning to the United States, LST-567 was decommissioned on 28 January 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 31 October 1947. She was sold for scrapping on 24 May 1948 to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Honors and awards

LST-567 earned three battle stars for her World War II service.

References

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