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词条 USS LST-569
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  1. Construction and commissioning

  2. Service history

  3. Honors and awards

  4. Notes

  5. Bibliography

  6. External links

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  • Unloaded: {{cvt|2|ft|4|in}} forward; {{cvt|7|ft|6|in}} aft
  • Full load: {{cvt|8|ft|2|in}} forward; {{cvt|14|ft|1|in}} aft
  • Landing with {{cvt|500|ST}} load: {{cvt|3|ft|11|in}} forward; {{cvt|9|ft|10|in}} aft
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  • 2 × {{cvt|900|hp|lk=on}} General Motors 12-567A diesel engines,
  • {{cvt|1700|shp|lk=on}}
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  • 1 × Falk main reduction gears
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  • 12 × {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} Oerlikon cannons
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}}{{Infobox service record
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  • Battle of Leyte (18 October–6 November 1944)
  • Battle of Luzon (4–17 January 1945)
  • Manila Bay-Bicol operations (29–30 January 1945)
  • Battle of Mindanao (17–23 April and 3–4 May 1945)
victories = awards =
  • China Service Medal
  • American Campaign Medal
  • Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp
  • Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
  • Philippine Liberation Medal

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USS LST-569 was a United States Navy {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

Construction and commissioning

LST-569 was laid down on 24 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 20 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. George W. Lamb, and commissioned on 5 June 1944{{sfn|DANFS-LST-569|2015}} with Lieutenant Joseph A. Lowe in command.{{sfn|NS LST-569|2014}}

Service history

During the war, LST-569 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the Battle of Leyte landing in October and November 1944, the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf in January 1945, the Manila Bay-Bicol operations at the end of January 1945.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-569|2015}} On 16 February she left Leyte with Convoy IG 9 en route to Hollandia, arriving 22 February 1945.{{sfn|Convoy IG 9}} She then participated in the Battle of Mindanao in April and May 1945,{{sfn|DANFS-LST-569|2015}} before again traveling from Leyte to Hollandia, this time with Convoy IG 22, from 14 to 20 May 1945.{{sfn|Convoy IG 22}}

Following the war, LST-569 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until mid-May 1946. The ship was decommissioned on 13 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 15 October that same year. On 5 December 1947, she was sold to Bosey, Philippines.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-569|2015}}

Honors and awards

LST-569 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-569|2015}}

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

Online sources
  • {{cite DANFS

| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-569.html
| title = LST-569
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| date = 3 August 2015
| accessdate = 12 August 2016
| link =on
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS-LST-569|2015}}
  • {{cite web

| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160569.htm
| title = USS LST-569
| publisher = NavSource Online
| date = 19 December 2014
| accessdate = 12 August 2016
| ref = {{sfnRef|NS LST-569|2014}}
  • {{cite web

| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html?yy.php?convoy=IG.9!~miscmain
| title = Convoy IG.9
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| date =
| accessdate = 18 August 2016
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy IG 9}}
  • {{cite web

| url = http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index.html?yy.php?convoy=IG.22!~miscmain
| title = Convoy IG.22
| publisher = Arnold Hague Convoy Database
| date =
| accessdate = 18 August 2016
| ref = {{sfnRef|Convoy IG 22}}

External links

  • {{navsource|http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160569.htm|USS LST-569}}
{{portal|World War II|United States Navy}}{{LST-542 class tank landing ship|500}}{{DEFAULTSORT:LST-0569}}

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