USS LST-543
![]() LST-543 unloading at Mulberry off Normandy, France | |
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Name | USS LST-543 |
Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana |
Laid down | 6 December 1943 |
Launched | 1 February 1944 |
Sponsored by | Lieutenant, junior grade, Helen C. Hanson, USNR |
Commissioned | 6 March 1944 |
Decommissioned | 31 May 1946 |
Stricken | 17 July 1947 |
Honours and awards | 2 battle stars for World War II |
Fate | Sold 5 December 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x LCVPs |
Troops | 140 officers and enlisted men |
Complement | 8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men |
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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
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LST-543
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- Preceded by: LST-491 class
- Followed by: Talbot County class