USS LST-553

History
United States
NameUSS LST-553
BuilderMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down24 January 1944
Launched16 March 1944
Sponsored byMiss Agnes L. Maulding
Commissioned22 April 1944
Decommissioned13 February 1947
Stricken25 April 1947
Honors and
awards		Five battle stars for World War II
FateTransferred to United States Army 13 February 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeLST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light
  • 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full load
Length328 ft (100 m)
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
Installed power1,800 horsepower (1.34 megawatts)
PropulsionTwo 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) 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
  • 2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
  • 6 × single 40-millimeter gun mounts
  • 12 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-553 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1947.

Construction and commissioning

LST-553 was laid down on 24 January 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 16 March 1944, sponsored by Miss Agnes L. Maulding, and commissioned on 22 April 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-553 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She participated in the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands in September and October 1944. She then took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the Leyte landings in October and November 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, and the landings at Zambales and Subic Bay in January 1945. She then participated in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa Gunto from April through June 1945.

Following the war, LST-553, commanded by Lieutenant William George Keat, conducted minesweeping operations in the waters surrounding the Home Islands of Japanin the Port of Yokohoma and performed occupation duty in the Far East (South China Sea) until late January 1947. Minesweeping Operations were conducted with mattresses padding the wheel house to buffer personnel from detonating mines, and occupation duties included survey visits by ships officers to both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On 22 September 1945, she struck a mine and sank, but she was refloated and returned to service.[1]

Decommissioning and disposal

LST-553 was decommissioned on 13 February 1947 and transferred to the United States Army at Yokohama, Japan, the same day. She was stricken from the Navy List on 25 April 1947.

Honors and awards

LST-553 received five battle stars for her World War II service.

References

  1. ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1945, Juli". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2015.


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LST-700 – LST-799
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  • LST-758 / Duval County
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  • LST-772 / Ford County
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  • LST-784 / Garfield County
  • LST-785
  • LST-786 / Garrett County
  • LST-787
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  • 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
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  • LST-808
  • LST-809
  • LST-810
  • LST-811
  • LST-812
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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 Argentine Navy
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  • 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
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1945
Shipwrecks
  • 8 Sep: Empress of Russia
  • 11 Sep: USS PC-815, Empire Simba
  • 16 Sep: USS SC-632
  • 17 Sep: SS Richard V. Oulahan
  • 18 Sep: Cha-228
  • 19 Sep: Minerve
  • 22 Sep: USS LST-553
Other incidents
  • 6 Sep: Robert Battey
  • 11 Sep: USS Laffey
  • 29 Sep: USS Roche