- Construction and commissioning
- Service history
- Decommissioning and disposal
- Honors and awards
- References
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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1944}} | Ship name= USS LST-543 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana | Ship laid down= 6 December 1943 | Ship launched= 1 February 1944 | Ship sponsor=Lieutenant, junior grade, Helen C. Hanson, USNR | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 6 March 1944 | Ship decommissioned= 31 May 1946 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship struck=17 July 1947 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours=2 battle stars for World War II | Ship fate=Sold 5 December 1947 | Ship status= | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | LST-542|tank landing ship}} | 1490|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light- {{convert|4080|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full
| 328|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 50|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 2|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} bow; {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} stern- Full load: {{convert|8|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} forward; {{convert|14|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
| Ship depth= | Ship propulsion=Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders | 12|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range= | Ship boats= 2 x LCVPs | Ship troops=140 officers and enlisted men | Ship complement=8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men | 3|in|mm|abbr=on}} 50-caliber gun mount- 8 × 40 mm guns
- 12 × 20 mm guns
| Ship armor= | Ship notes=
}} | USS LST-543 was a United States Navy {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} in commission from 1944 to 1946. Construction and commissioningLST-543 was laid down on 6 December 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 1 February 1944, sponsored by Lieutenant, junior grade, Helen C. Hanson, USNR, and commissioned on 6 March 1944 with Lieutenant Robert F. Blake in command. Service historyDuring World War II, LST-543 initially was assigned to the European Theater of Operations and participated in Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, in June 1944. LST-543 then was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and took part in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa in May and June 1945. Following the war, LST-543 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early May 1946, when she returned to the United States. Decommissioning and disposalLST-543 was decommissioned on 31 May 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 17 July 1947. She was sold to Bosey in the Philippines on 5 December 1947. Honors and awardsLST-543 earned two battle stars for World War II service. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l19/lst-543.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LST-543
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