USS LST-543

LST-543 unloading at Mulberry off Normandy, France
History
United States
NameUSS LST-543
BuilderMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down6 December 1943
Launched1 February 1944
Sponsored byLieutenant, junior grade, Helen C. Hanson, USNR
Commissioned6 March 1944
Decommissioned31 May 1946
Stricken17 July 1947
Honours and
awards		2 battle stars for World War II
FateSold 5 December 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light
  • 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft
  • Unloaded 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) bow; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) stern
  • Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft
PropulsionTwo General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 x LCVPs
Troops140 officers and enlisted men
Complement8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men
Armament
  • 1 × single 3 in (76 mm) 50-caliber gun mount
  • 8 × 40 mm guns
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-543 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and commissioning

LST-543 was laid down on 6 December 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 1 February 1944, sponsored by Lieutenant, junior grade, Helen C. Hanson, USNR, and commissioned on 6 March 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-543 initially was assigned to the European Theater of Operations and participated in Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, in June 1944.

LST-543 then was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and took part in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa in May and June 1945.

Following the war, LST-543 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early May 1946, when she returned to the United States.

Decommissioning and disposal

LST-543 was decommissioned on 31 May 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 17 July 1947. She was sold to Bosey in the Philippines on 5 December 1947.

Honors and awards

LST-543 earned two battle stars for World War II service.

References


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LST-542-class tank landing ships
LST-542 – LST-599
  • LST-542 / Chelan County
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LST-600 – LST-699
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  • LST-601 / Clarke County
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  • LST-612
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  • LST-614
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  • LST-640
  • LST-641
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  • LST-643
  • LST-644 / Minos
  • LST-645 / Minotaur
  • LST-646
  • LST-647
  • LST-648
  • LST-649
  • LST-650 / Pandemus
  • LST-651
  • LST-652 / LST(H)-652 / T-LST-652
  • LST-653
  • LST-654
  • LST-655
  • LST-656
  • LST-657 / T-LST-657
  • LST-658
  • LST-659
  • LST-660
  • LST-661
  • LST-662
  • LST-663
  • LST-664
  • LST-665
  • LST-666
  • LST-667
  • LST-668
  • LST-669
  • LST-670
  • LST-671
  • LST-672
  • LST-673
  • LST-674
  • LST-675
  • LST-676 / LST(M)-676 / Yavapai
  • LST-677 / LST(M)-677 / Yolo
  • LST-678 / USS Presque Isle (APB-44)
  • LST-679
  • LST-680
  • LST-681
  • LST-682
  • LST-683
  • LST-684
  • LST-685 / Curry County
  • LST-686
  • LST-687
  • LST-688
  • LST-689 / Daggett County
  • LST-690
  • LST-691
  • LST-692 / Daviess County
  • LST-693
  • LST-694
  • LST-695
  • LST-696
  • LST-697
  • LST-698
  • LST-699
LST-700 – LST-799
  • LST-700
  • LST-701
  • LST-702
  • LST-703
  • LST-704
  • LST-705
  • LST-706
  • LST-707
  • LST-708
  • LST-709
  • LST-710 / Accomac
  • LST-711
  • LST-712
  • LST-713
  • LST-714
  • LST-715 / DeKalb County
  • LST-716
  • LST-717
  • LST-718
  • LST-719
  • LST-720
  • LST-721
  • LST-722 / Dodge County
  • LST-723
  • LST-724
  • LST-725
  • LST-726
  • LST-727
  • LST-728
  • LST-729
  • LST-730
  • LST-731 / LST(H)-731 / Douglas County
  • LST-732
  • LST-733
  • LST-734
  • LST-735 / Dukes County
  • LST-736
  • LST-737
  • LST-738
  • LST-739
  • LST-740
  • LST-741
  • LST-742 / Dunn County
  • LST-743
  • LST-744
  • LST-745
  • LST-746
  • LST-747
  • LST-748
  • LST-749
  • LST-750
  • LST-751
  • LST-752
  • LST-753
  • LST-754
  • LST-755
  • LST-756
  • LST-757
  • LST-758 / Duval County
  • LST-759 / Eddy County
  • LST-760
  • LST-761 / Esmeraldo County
  • LST-762 / Floyd County
  • LST-763
  • LST-764
  • LST-765
  • LST-766
  • LST-767
  • LST-768
  • LST-769
  • LST-770
  • LST-771
  • LST-772 / Ford County
  • LST-773 / Antigone
  • LST-774
  • LST-775
  • LST-776
  • LST-777
  • LST-778
  • LST-779
  • LST-780
  • LST-781
  • LST-782
  • LST-783
  • LST-784 / Garfield County
  • LST-785
  • LST-786 / Garrett County
  • LST-787
  • LST-788
  • LST-789
  • LST-790 / LST(H)-790
  • LST-791
  • LST-792
  • LST-793
  • LST-794 / Gibson County
  • LST-795
  • LST-796
  • LST-797
  • LST-798
  • LST-799 / Greer County
LST-800 – LST-899
  • LST-800
  • LST-801
  • LST-802 / Hamilton County
  • LST-803 / Hampden County
  • LST-804
  • LST-805
  • LST-806
  • LST-807
  • LST-808
  • LST-809
  • LST-810
  • LST-811
  • LST-812
  • LST-813
  • LST-814
  • LST-815
  • LST-816
  • LST-817
  • LST-818
  • LST-819 / Hampshire County
  • LST-820
  • LST-821 / Harnett County
  • LST-822 / Harris County
  • LST-823
  • LST-824 / Henry County
  • LST-825 / Hickman County
  • LST-826
  • LST-827 / Hillsborough County
  • LST-828
  • LST-829
  • LST-830
  • LST-831
  • LST-832
  • LST-833
  • LST-834
  • LST-835 / Hillsdale County
  • LST-836 / Holmes County
  • LST-837
  • LST-838 / Hunterdon County
  • LST-839 / Iredell County
  • LST-840 / Iron County
  • LST-841
  • LST-842
  • LST-843
  • LST-844
  • LST-845 / Jefferson County
  • LST-846 / Jennings County
  • LST-847
  • LST-848 / Jerome County
  • LST-849 / Johnson County
  • LST-850 / Juniata County
  • LST-851
  • LST-852 / Satyr
  • LST-853 / Kane County
  • LST-854 / Kemper County
  • LST-855 / Kent County
  • LST-856
  • LST-857 / King County
  • LST-858 / Stentor
  • LST-859 / Lafayette County
  • LST-860
  • LST-861
  • LST-862
  • LST-863
  • LST-864
  • LST-865
  • LST-866
  • LST-867
  • LST-868
  • LST-869
  • LST-870
  • LST-871 / LST(H)-871
  • LST-872
  • LST-873
  • LST-874
  • LST-875
  • LST-876
  • LST-877
  • LST-878
  • LST-879
  • LST-880 / Lake County
  • LST-881
  • LST-882
  • LST-883 / La Moure County
  • LST-884
  • LST-885
  • LST-886
  • LST-887 / Lawrence County
  • LST-888 / Lee County
  • LST-889
  • LST-890
  • LST-891
  • LST-892
  • LST-893
  • LST-894
  • LST-895
  • LST-896
  • LST-897
  • LST-898 / Lincoln County
  • LST-899
LST-900 – LST-999
  • LST-900 / Linn County
  • LST-901 / Litchfield County
  • LST-902 / Luzerne County
  • LST-903 / Lyman County
  • LST-904 / Lyon County
  • LST-905 / Madera County
  • LST-906
  • LST-907
  • LST-908
  • LST-909
  • LST-910
  • LST-911
  • LST-912 / Mahnomen County
  • LST-913
  • LST-914 / Mahoning County
  • LST-915
  • LST-916
  • LST-917
  • LST-918
  • LST-919
  • LST-920
  • LST-921
  • LST-922
  • LST-923
  • LST-924
  • LST-925
  • LST-926
  • LST-927
  • LST-928 / Cameron
  • LST-929 / LST(H)-929
  • LST-930 / LST(H)-930
  • LST-931 / LST(H)-931
  • LST-932
  • LST-933
  • LST-934
  • LST-935
  • LST-936
  • LST-937
  • LST-938 / Maricopa County
  • LST-939
  • LST-940
  • LST-941
  • LST-942
  • LST-943
  • LST-944
  • LST-945
  • LST-946
  • LST-947
  • LST-948 / Myrmidon
  • LST-949 / LST(H)-949
  • LST-950 / LST(H)-950
  • LST-951 / LST(H)-951
  • LST-952 / LST(H)-952
  • LST-953 / Marinette County
  • LST-954 / Numitor
  • LST-955 / Patroclus
  • LST-956 / Sarpedon
  • LST-957
  • LST-958
  • LST-959
  • LST-960
  • LST-961
  • LST-962 / Romulus
  • LST-963 / Sphinx
  • LST-964
  • LST-965
  • LST-966 / Callisto
  • LST-967 / Ulysses
  • LST-968
  • LST-969
  • LST-970
  • LST-971 / Menelaus
  • LST-972
  • LST-973
  • LST-974
  • LST-975 / Marion County
  • LST-976 / Telamon
  • LST-977 / Alecto
  • LST-978
  • LST-979
  • LST-980 / Meeker County
  • LST-981
  • LST-982
  • LST-983 / Middlesex County
  • LST-984
  • LST-985
  • LST-986
  • LST-987 / Millard County
  • LST-988 / Mineral County
  • LST-989
  • LST-990
  • LST-991
  • LST-992
  • LST-993
  • LST-994
  • LST-995
  • LST-996
  • LST-997
  • LST-998
  • LST-999
LST-1000 – LST-1099
  • LST-1000
  • LST-1001
  • LST-1002
  • LST-1003 / Coronis
  • LST-1004
  • LST-1005
  • LST-1006
  • LST-1007
  • LST-1008
  • LST-1009
  • LST-1010
  • LST-1011
  • LST-1012
  • LST-1013
  • LST-1014
  • LST-1015
  • LST-1016
  • LST-1017
  • LST-1018
  • LST-1019
  • LST-1020
  • LST-1021
  • LST-1022
  • LST-1023
  • LST-1024
  • LST-1025
  • LST-1026
  • LST-1027
  • LST-1028
  • LST-1029
  • LST-1030
  • LST-1031
  • LST-1032 / Monmouth County
  • LST-1033 / LST(H)-1033
  • LST-1034
  • LST-1035
  • LST-1036 / Creon
  • LST-1037 / Poseidon
  • LST-1038 / Monroe County
  • LST-1039
  • LST-1040
  • LST-1041 / Montgomery County
  • LST-1042
  • LST-1043
  • LST-1044
  • LST-1045
  • LST-1046
  • LST-1047
  • LST-1048 / Morgan County
  • LST-1049
  • LST-1050
  • LST-1051
  • LST-1052
  • LST-1053
  • LST-1054
  • LST-1055
  • LST-1056
  • LST-1057
  • LST-1058
  • LST-1059
  • LST-1060
  • LST-1061
  • LST-1062
  • LST-1063
  • LST-1064 / Nansemond County
  • LST-1065
  • LST-1066 / New London County
  • LST-1067 / Nye County
  • LST-1068 / Orange County
  • LST-1069 / Orleans Parish
  • LST-1070 / Electron
  • LST-1071 / Ouachita County
  • LST-1072 / T-LST-1072
  • LST-1073 / Outagamie County
  • LST-1074 / Overton County
  • LST-1075
  • LST-1076 / Page County
  • LST-1077 / Park County
  • LST-1078 / Proton
  • LST-1079 / Payette County
  • LST-1080 / Pender County
  • LST-1081 / Pima County
  • LST-1082 / Pitkin County
  • LST-1083 / Plumas County
  • LST-1084 / Polk County
  • LST-1085 / Colington
  • LST-1086 / Potter County
  • LST-1087
  • LST-1088 / Pulaski County
  • LST-1089 / Rice County
  • LST-1090 / Russell County
  • LST-1091 / Sagadahoc County
  • LST-1092 / Aventinus
  • LST-1093 / Fabius
  • LST-1094 / Chloris
  • LST-1095 / Megara
  • LST-1096 / St. Clair County
  • LST-1097 / League Island
  • LST-1098 / Laysan Island
  • LST-1099 / Okala
LST-1100 – LST-1152
  • LST-1100 / Palmyra
  • LST-1101 / Saline County
  • LST-1102 / Chimon
  • LST-1103
  • LST-1104
  • LST-1105
  • LST-1106
  • LST-1107
  • LST-1108
  • LST-1109
  • LST-1110 / San Bernardino County
  • LST-1111 / Blackford
  • LST-1112 / Dorchester
  • LST-1113 / Kingman
  • LST-1114 / Presque Isle (AKS-19) / Vandenburgh
  • LST-1115 / Pentheus
  • LST-1116 / Proserpine
  • LST-1117 / Tantalus
  • LST-1118 / Typhon
  • LST-1119 / Diomedes
  • LST-1120
  • LST-1121 / Demeter
  • LST-1122 / San Joaquin County
  • LST-1123 / Sedgwick County
  • LST-1124 / Amphitrite
  • LST-1125 / Brontes
  • LST-1126 / Snohomish County
  • LST-1127 / Helios
  • LST-1128 / Solano County
  • LST-1129 / Somervell County
  • LST-1130
  • LST-1131 / Askari
  • LST-1132 / Bellerophon
  • LST-1133 / Chiron
  • LST-1134 / Stark County
  • LST-1135
  • LST-1136 / Bellona
  • LST-1137 / Chimaera
  • LST-1138 / Steuben County
  • LST-1139
  • LST-1140
  • LST-1141 / Stone County
  • LST-1142 / Strafford County
  • LST-1143 / Daedalus
  • LST-1144 / Sublette County
  • LST-1145 / Gordius
  • LST-1146 / Summit County
  • LST-1147 / Indra
  • LST-1148 / Sumner County
  • LST-1149 / Krishna
  • LST-1150 / Sutter County
  • LST-1151 / Quirinus
  • LST-1152 / Sweetwater County
Other operators
 Argentina (merchant marine)
  • Altamar (ex-Chiron)
 Argentine Navy
  • Cabo San Bartolome (ex-LST-851)
  • Cabo San Diego (ex-LST-995)
  • Cabo San Francisco de Paula (ex-LST-998)
  • Cabo San Gonzalo (ex-LST-872)
  • Cabo San Isidro (ex-LST-919)
  • Cabo San Pablo (ex-LST-994)
  • BDT-8 (ex-LST-869)
  • BDT-9 (ex-LST-1057)
  • Cabo Pio (ex-LST-1044)
  • Cabo San Sebastian (ex-LST-1108)
  • BDT-12 (ex-LST-1104)
  • Cabo Buen Tiempo (ex-LST-801)
  • Cabo San Vincente (ex-LST-734)
 Brazilian Navy
  • Belmonte (ex-Helios)
  • Garcia D'Avila (ex–Outagamie County)
 Chilean Navy
  • Aguila (ex-Aventinus)
  • Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County)
  • Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County)
 Republic of China Navy
  • Chung Hai (ex-LST-755)
  • Chung Chuan (ex-LST-640)
  • Chung Hsing (ex-LST-557)
  • Chung Chien (ex-LST-716)
  • Chung Chi (ex-LST-1017)
  • Chung Cheng (ex-LST-1075)
  • Chung Shun (ex-LST-732)
  • Chung Hsun (ex-LST-993)
  • Chung Lien (ex-LST-1050)
  • Chung Yung (ex-LST-574)
  • Chung Sheng (ex-LST(H)-1033)
  • Chung Kong (ex-LST-945)
  • Chung Hai / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County)
  • Heng Shan / Chung Chuan (ex-LST-1030)
  • Chung Fu (ex–Iron County)
  • Chung Cheng (ex–Lafayette County)
  • Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County)
  • Chung Chin (ex–Sagadahoc County)
  • Chung Ming (ex–Sweetwater County)
  • Chung Pang (ex–LST-578)
  • Chung Yeh (ex–Sublette County)
  • Chung Yeh (ex-LST-717)
  • ex-LST(H)-929
  • ex-LST-991
  • ex-LST-993
  • ex-LST-1008
 People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Dabie Shan (ex-LST-1008)
 Ecuadorian Navy
  • Hualcopo (ex–Summit County)
 French Navy
  • Odet (ex-LST-815)
  • Chélif (ex-LST-874)
  • Adour (ex-LST-860)
  • Golo (ex-LST-973)
 German Navy
  • Odin (ex-Ulysses)
  • Wotan (ex-Diomedes)
  • Bamberg (ex–Greer County)
  • Bochum (ex–Rice County)
  • Bottrup (ex–Saline County)
  • ex–Millard County
  • ex–Montgomery County
 Hellenic Navy
  • Ikaria (ex–Potter County)
  • Kriti (ex–Page County)
 Indonesian Navy
  • Tandjung Nusanive (ex–Lawrence County)
  • Teluk Langsa (ex–Solano County)
  • Teluk Bayur (ex-LST-616)
  • Teluk Amboina
  • Teluk Kau (ex-T-LST-652)
  • Teluk Ratai (ex–Presque Isle (APB-44))
  • Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County)
  • Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County)
  • Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari)
  • Tandjung Radja (ex–Russell County)
Imperial Iranian Navy
  • Sohrab (ex-Gordius)
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County)
  • Ōsumi (ex–Daggett County)
  • Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County)
  • Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County)
 Republic of Korea Navy
  • Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur)
  • Un Bong (ex-LST-1010)
  • Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County)
  • Suyeong (ex–Kane County)
  • Buk Han (ex–Linn County)
  • Hwa San (ex–Pender County)
 Royal Malaysian Navy
  • Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County)
  • Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County)
  • Rajah Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County)
 Mexican Navy
  • Rio Panuco (ex–Park County)
  • Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County)
  • Rio Grijalva (ex-Megara)
 Royal Netherlands Navy
  • LST 2 / Pelikaan (ex–LST-627)
  • LST 3 (ex–LST-1040)
  • LST 4 (ex–LST-585)
 Philippine Navy
  • Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus)
  • Narra (ex-Krishna)
  • Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long)
  • Pampanga (ex-LST-842)
  • Bulacan (ex-LST-843)
  • Albay (ex-LST-865)
  • Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875)
  • Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang)
  • Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho)
  • Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh)
  • Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546)
  • Cagayan (ex–Hickman County)
  • Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County)
  • Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566)
  • Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607)
  • Davao Oriental (ex-Ōsumi)
  • Benguet (ex–Daviess County)
  • Aurora (ex–Harris County)
  • Cavite (ex-Shimokita)
  • Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko)
  • Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish)
  • Tawi-Tawi (ex-T-LST-1072)
  • Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ)
 Republic of Singapore Navy
  • Endurance (ex–Holmes County)
  • Excellence (ex-LST-629)
  • Intrepid (ex-LST-579)
  • Resolution (ex-T-LST-649)
  • Persistence (ex-LST-613)
  • Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623)
 Royal Thai Navy
  • Angthong (ex-LST-924)
  • Chang (ex–Lincoln County)
  • Pangan (ex–Stark County)
  • Lanta (ex–Stone County)
  • Prathong (ex–Dodge County)
Turkey Turkish Naval Forces
  • Onaran (ex-Alecto)
  • Başaran (ex-Patroclus)
  • Bayraktar (ex-Bottrup)
  • Sancaktar (ex-Bochum)
 Royal Navy (United Kingdom)
  • LST-1021
United States United States Army
  • FS-751 (ex-LST-1047)
  • LST-694
  • LST-715
  • LST-742
  • LST-883
Venezuela Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
  • Capana (ex-LST-907)
  • Guayana (ex-Quirinus)
Republic of Vietnam Navy
  • Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County)
  • Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County)
  • Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County)
  • Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County)
  • Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County)
  • Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County)
  • Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr)
 Vietnam People's Navy
  • Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng)
  • HQ-503 (ex-Vũng Tàu)
  • Preceded by: LST-491 class
  • Followed by: Talbot County class