USS LST-567

	USS LST-567
History
United States
Name	USS LST-567
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	20 March 1944
Launched	15 May 1944
Sponsored by	Miss Elizabeth Funkey
Commissioned	1 June 1944
Decommissioned	28 January 1946
Stricken	31 October 1947
Honors and; awards	Three battle stars for World War II
Fate	Sold for scrapping 24 May 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light; 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full 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;
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	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 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	Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men
Complement	12 officers, 106 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm guns; 4 × single 40-millimeter guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

USS LST-567 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and commissioning

LST-567 was laid down on 20 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 15 May 1944, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Funkey, and commissioned on 1 June 1944.

During World War II, LST-567 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the landings on Leyte in October and November 1944 and the landings at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945. She then took part in the invasion and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in June 1945.

Following the war, LST-567 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early January 1946, when she departed for the United States.

After returning to the United States, LST-567 was decommissioned on 28 January 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 31 October 1947. She was sold for scrapping on 24 May 1948 to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

LST-567 earned three battle stars for her World War II service.