USS LST-545

History
Name:	USS LST-545
Builder:	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down:	13 December 1943
Launched:	12 February 1944
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Charles M. Wright
Commissioned:	23 March 1944
Decommissioned:	29 August 1946
Struck:	28 May 1948
Fate:	Sunk as target 12 May 1948
General characteristics
Class and type:	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 ft (15 m)
Draft:	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full)
Propulsion:	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed:	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement:	7 officers, 204 enlisted men
Armament:	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-545 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946

Construction and commissioning

LST-545 was laid down on 13 December 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 12 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Charles M. Wright, and commissioned on 23 March 1944.

Service history

LST-545 saw no combat action during World War II. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. She then returned to the United States.

Decommissioning and disposal

LST-545 was decommissioned on 29 August 1946. She was sunk as a target on 12 May 1948 at Enewetak Atoll in the Operation Sandstone atomic bomb test series, by either the Yoke or Zebra detonations or the two of them in combination. She was stricken from the Navy List on 28 May 1948.

References

• Photo gallery of USS LST-545 at NavSource Naval History
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.