USS LST-564

History
Name:	USS LST-564
Builder:	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down:	5 March 1944
Launched:	4 May 1944
Sponsored by:	Mrs. Frances Cassaday
Commissioned:	25 May 1944
Decommissioned:	8 March 1946
Struck:	1 May 1946
Honors and awards:	Two battle stars for World War II
Fate:	Sold 31 December 1948
General characteristics
Class & type:	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement:	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full (seagoing draft with 1,675-ton load
Length:	328 ft (100 m)
Beam:	50 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 Landing with 500-ton load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power:	1,800 horsepower (1.34 megawatts)
Propulsion:	Two 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range:	24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometerss) at 9 knots while displacing 3,960 tons
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 x LCVPs
Capacity:	1,600-1,900 tons cargo depending on mission
Troops:	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement:	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament:	2 × twin 40-millimeter gun mounts 4 × single 40-millimeter gun mounts 12 × 20-millimeter guns

USS LST-564 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and commissioning

LST-564 was laid down on 5 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 4 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Frances Cassaday, and commissioned on 25 May 1944.

Service history

During World War II, LST-564 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the landings on Leyte in October 1944. She then took part in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa from April to June 1945.

Following the war, LST-564 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early November 1945, when she deaprted for the United States.

Decommissioning and disposal

After returning to the United States, LST-564 was decommissioned on 8 March 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 1 May 1946. On 31 December 1948, she was sold to Brown & Root, Inc. of Houston, Texas.

Honors and awards

LST-564 earned two battle stars for her 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-564