Following the war, LST-560 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945, when she departed for the United States.
Decommissioning and disposal
After returning to the United States, LST-560 was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 19 June 1946. On 12 September 1946, she was sold to the Construction Power and Merchandising Company of Brooklyn, New York.
Honors and awards
LST-560 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.
united, states, navy, class, tank, landing, ship, commission, from, 1944, 1946, australian, troops, land, from, labuan, island, brunei, june, 1945, historyunited, statesnamebuildermissouri, valley, bridge, iron, company, evansville, indianalaid, down22, februa. USS LST 560 was a United States Navy LST 542 class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946 Australian troops land from USS LST 560 at Labuan Island in Brunei Bay 10 June 1945 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS LST 560BuilderMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company Evansville IndianaLaid down22 February 1944Launched21 April 1944Sponsored byMrs L C HolmCommissioned2 May 1944Decommissioned17 May 1946Stricken19 June 1946Honors andawardsTwo battle stars for World War IIFateSold 12 September 1946General characteristicsClass and typeLST 542 class tank landing shipDisplacement1 625 long tons 1 651 t light 4 080 long tons 4 145 t full seagoing draft with 1 675 ton loadLength328 ft 100 m Beam50 ft 15 m DraftUnloaded 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 ton load 3 ft 11 in 1 19 m forward 9 ft 10 in 3 00 m aftInstalled power1 800 horsepower 1 34 megawatts PropulsionTwo 900 horsepower 0 67 megawatt General Motors 12 567 diesel engines two shafts twin ruddersSpeed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Range24 000 nautical miles 44 448 kilometerss at 9 knots while displacing 3 960 tonsBoats amp landing craft carried2 x LCVPsCapacity1 600 1 900 tons cargo depending on missionTroops16 officers 147 enlisted menComplement7 officers 104 enlisted menArmament2 twin 40 mm gun mounts 4 single 40 millimeter gun mounts 12 20 mm guns Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 Service history 3 Decommissioning and disposal 4 Honors and awards 5 ReferencesConstruction and commissioning EditLST 560 was laid down on 22 February 1944 at Evansville Indiana by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company She was launched on 21 April 1944 sponsored by Mrs L C Holm and commissioned on 2 May 1944 Service history EditDuring World War II LST 560 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations where was a unit of LST Division 43 under LST Group 22 commanded by Commander E H Pope USN which was a component of LST Flotilla Eight commanded by Captain E Watts USN She took part in the Philippines campaign participating in the landings on Palawan Island in March 1945 and the landings in the Visayan Islands in March and April 1945 She then took part in the Brunei Bay operation on Borneo in June 1945 Following the war LST 560 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid October 1945 when she departed for the United States Decommissioning and disposal EditAfter returning to the United States LST 560 was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 19 June 1946 On 12 September 1946 she was sold to the Construction Power and Merchandising Company of Brooklyn New York Honors and awards EditLST 560 earned two battle stars for her World War II service References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here NavSource Online Amphibious Photo Archive LST 560 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS LST 560 amp oldid 1093042758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
