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词条 USS LST-573
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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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  • {{cvt|1625|LT|t|0|lk=on}} (light)
  • {{cvt|4080|LT|t|0}} (full (seagoing draft with {{cvt|1675|ST|lk=on}} load)
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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
  • 2 × screws
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  • 2 × twin {{convert|40|mm|in|abbr=on}} Bofors guns
  • 4 × single 40mm Bofors guns
  • 12 × {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} Oerlikon cannons
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}}{{Infobox service record		 is_ship = yes is_multi = label = partof = codes = commanders = operations =
  • Battle of Leyte (18–29 October 1944)
  • Battle of Mindoro (12–18 December 1944)
  • Battle of Mindanao (18 March 1945)
  • Battle of the Visayas (29 March–1 April 1945)
 victories = awards =
  • 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

}}

USS LST-573 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-573 was laid down on 15 April 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 31 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Ernest C. Strpebe, and commissioned on 21 June 1944{{sfn|DANFS-LST-573|2015}} with Lieutenant jg Gromer Wayne Hessemer in command.{{sfn|NS LST-573|2014}}

Service history

During the war, LST-573 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 Battle of Mindoro in December 1944, the Battle of Mindanao in March 1945, and the Battle of the Visayas in March and April 1945.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-573|2015}}

Following the war, LST-573 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-January 1946. Upon her return to the United States, she was decommissioned on 24 January 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 October 1947. On 26 May 1948, the ship was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Co., of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-573|2015}}

Honors and awards

LST-573 earned three battle stars for her World War II service.{{sfn|DANFS-LST-573|2015}}

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

Online sources
  • {{cite DANFS

| url = https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-573.html
| title = LST-573
| publisher = Naval History and Heritage Command
| date = 3 August 2015
| accessdate = 12 August 2016
| link =on
| ref = {{sfnRef|DANFS-LST-573|2015}}
  • {{cite web

| url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160573.htm
| title = USS LST-573
| publisher = NavSource Online
| date = 19 December 2014
| accessdate = 12 August 2016
| ref = {{sfnRef|NS LST-573|2014}}

External links

  • {{navsource|http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160573.htm|USS LST-573}}
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