- Construction and commissioning
- Service history
- See also
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1944}} | Ship name= USS LST-563 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana | Ship laid down= 4 March 1944 | Ship launched= 1 May 1944 | Ship sponsor=Mrs. N. E. Senescall | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 20 May 1944 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship struck= 9 February 1945 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship fate=Wrecked 21 December 1944 | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | LST-542|tank landing ship}} | 1625|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light- {{convert|4080|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full
| 328|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 50|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft=*Unloaded :- {{convert|2|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} forward
- {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
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- {{convert|14|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
| Ship depth= | Ship propulsion=2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders | 12|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range= | Ship boats= 2 or 6 LCVPs | Ship troops=14-16 officers, 131-147 enlisted men | Ship complement=7-9 officers, 104-120 enlisted men | Ship armament=*8 × 40 mm guns | Ship armor= | Ship notes=
}} | USS LST-563 was an {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was in commission during 1944. Construction and commissioningLST-563 was laid down on 4 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 1 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Senescall, and commissioned on 20 May 1944 with Lieutenant J. B. Hockswender, USNR, in command. Service historyDuring World War II, LST-563 was grounded on Clipperton Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 670 nautical miles (1,241 kilometers) southwest of Mexico, on 21 December 1944 and suffered extensive damage. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to free her, LST-563 was stripped and abandoned on 9 February 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 23 February 1945. See also- List of United States Navy LSTs
- List of United States Navy losses in World War II
References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l20/lst-563.htm}}
- {{cite web|title=LST-563|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l20/lst-563.htm|accessdate=26 June 2007}}
- {{cite web|title=LST-563|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
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