USS LST-571

USS LST-571 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

History
United States
Name: LST-571
Builder: Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down: 14 April 1944
Launched: 25 May 1944
Sponsored by: Mrs. Joseph H. Hayes
Commissioned: 14 June 1944
Decommissioned: 12 March 1946
Stricken: 12 April 1946
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 2 × battle stars
Fate: sold, 17 August 1948
Status: fate unknown
General characteristics
Class and type: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:
Length: 328 ft (100 m) oa
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
  • Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:
Propulsion:
  • 1 × Falk main reduction gears
  • 2 × screws
Speed: 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range: 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 x LCVPs
Capacity: 1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops: 16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement: 13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:
Service record
Operations:
Awards:

Construction and commissioning

LST-571 was laid down on 14 April 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 25 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph H. Hayes, and commissioned on 14 June 1944[1] with Lieutenant Walter A. Raleigh in command.[2]

Service history

During the war, LST-571 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf in January 1945 and the Battle of Okinawa in April through June 1945.[1]


Following the war, LST-571 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. Upon her return to the United States, LST-571 was decommissioned on 12 March 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 12 April that same year. On 17 August 1948, the ship was sold to the Port Houston Iron Works, Inc., of Houston, Texas, for non-self-propelled operation.[1]

Honors and awards

LST-571 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.[1]


Notes
Citations
  1. DANFS-LST-571.
  2. NS LST-571 2014.


Bibliography
Online sources
  • "LST-571". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "USS LST-571". NavSource Online. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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