- 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-549 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana | Ship laid down= 4 January 1944 | Ship launched= 25 February 1944 | Ship sponsor=Mrs. E. A. Oberhuber | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 5 April 1944 | Ship decommissioned= 28 February 1946 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship struck=5 December 1947 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honors=Four battle stars for World War II | Ship fate=Sold for scrapping 23 May 1948 | 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 power=1,800 horsepower (1.34 megawatts) | Ship propulsion=Two 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders | 12|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range= | Ship boats= 2 x LCVPs | Ship troops=16 officers and 147 enlisted men | Ship complement=7 officers, 104 enlisted men | Ship armament=*2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts- 4 × single 40-millimeter gun mounts
- 12 × 20 mm guns
| Ship armor= | Ship notes=
}} | USS LST-549 was a United States Navy {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} in commission from 1944 to 1946. Construction and commissioningLST-549 was laid down on 4 January 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 25 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. E. A. Oberhuber, and commissioned on 5 April 1944. Service historyDuring World War II, LST-549 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She participated in the Morotai landings in September 1944. She then took part the Philippines campaign, in which she participated in the Leyte landings in October and November 1944, the Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945, and the Mindanao Island landings in April 1945. Following the war, LST-549 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China before departing in mid-February 1946 to return to the United States. Decommissioning and disposalLST-549 was decommissioned on 28 February 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 5 December 1947. She was sold on 23 May 1948 to Consolidated Builders, Inc., of Morris Heights, the Bronx, New York, for scrapping. Honors and awardsLST-549 earned four battle stars for World War II service. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l19/lst-549.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive USS LST-549
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