USS LST-572

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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameLST-572
Builder Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down15 April 1944
Launched29 May 1944
Sponsored byMrs. B. B. Dumville
Commissioned19 June 1944
Decommissioned8 March 1946
History
Operator Commander Naval Forces Far East
In servicedate unknown
Out of servicedate unknown
RenamedQ090
History
Operator Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
In service31 March 1952
ReclassifiedUSNS T-LST-572
Stricken15 June 1973
Identification
Honors and
awards		 Bronze-service-star-3d.png 1 × battle stars
FateSold, 19 November 1973
General characteristics
Class and type LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
Length328  ft (100  m) oa
Beam50 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
Speed12  kn (22  km/h; 14  mph)
Range24,000 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
Capacity1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament
Service record
Operations: Battle of Okinawa (10 May–29 June 1945)
Awards:

USS LST-572 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Construction and commissioning

LST-572 was laid down on 15 April 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 29 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. B. B. Dumville, and commissioned on 19 June 1944. [1] [2]

Service history

During the war, LST-572 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater as part of convoy HX 301, [3] leaving New York City, 25 July 1944 and arriving in Liverpool, 8 August 1944. [1]

On 24 December 1944, LST-572 left Guantanamo, Cuba, with Convoy GZ 111 and arrived in Cristóbal, Colónl, on 27 December 1944. [4]

She was later reassigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Battle of Okinawa in May and June 1945. [1]

Following the war, LST-572 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946. [1]

LST-572 was decommissioned on 8 March 1946 and transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 31 March 1952 where she operated as USNS LST-572. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 June 1973 and sold on 19 November that same year to Yi Ho Enterprise Corp. [1]

Honors and awards

LST-572 earned one battle stars for her World War II service. [1]

Notes

Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DANFS-LST-572.
  2. ↑ NS LST-572 2014.
  3. ↑ HX 301.
  4. ↑ Convoy GZ 111.

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