USS LST-570 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
Construction and commissioning
LST-570 was laid down on 14 April 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 22 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. L. J. Prues, Jr., and commissioned on 9 June 1944.[1][2]
Service history
Commissioned too late to take part in the Normandy invasion, LST-570 still sailed for the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater before being assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Records indicate that on 2 July 1944, LST-570 sailed from Seine Bay, France, with 440 Prisoners of War, in Convoy FCM 21, arriving in Falmouth the next day.[3]
She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf in January 1945 and the Battle of Okinawa in April through June 1945.[1]
Following the war, LST-570 performed occupation duty in the Far East. and saw service in China until mid-November 1945. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 14 May 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 June that same year. On 31 December 1948, the ship was sold to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
Honors and awards
LST-570 earned two battle stars for her World War II service.[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c d DANFS-LST-570.
- ^ NS LST-570 2014.
- ^ Convoy FCM 21.
Sources
- "LST-570". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "USS LST-570". NavSource Online. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Convoy FCM.21". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS LST-570 at NavSource Naval History