- Construction and commissioning
- Service history
- Decommissioning and disposal
- Honors and awards
- References
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= USS LST-555.jpg | Ship caption=USS LST-555 unloading cargo at the United States Sixth Army beachhead at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on 9 January 1945.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1944}} | Ship name= USS LST-555 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana | Ship laid down= 5 February 1944 | Ship launched= 22 March 1944 | Ship sponsor=Mrs. R. E. Sharp | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 28 April 1944 | Ship decommissioned= 6 January 1946 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship struck=21 January 1946 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honors=Four battle stars for World War II | Ship fate=Hulk destroyed by gunfire 26 January 1946 | 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 (seagoing draft with 1,675-ton load
| 328|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 50|ft|m|abbr=on}} | 2|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} forward; {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} aft- Full load: {{convert|8|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} forward; {{convert|14|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}} aft
- Landing with 500-ton load: {{convert|3|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}} forward; {{convert|9|ft|10|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=24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometerss) at 9 knots while displacing 3,960 tons | Ship boats= 2 x LCVPs | Ship capacity=1,600-1,900 tons cargo depending on mission | Ship troops=16 officers, 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-555 was a United States Navy {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} in commission from 1944 to 1946. Construction and commissioningLST-555 was laid down on 5 February 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 22 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Sharp, and commissioned on 28 April 1944. Service historyDuring World War II, LST-555 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She participated in the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands in September and October 1944. She then took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the Leyte landings in October and November 1944 and the landings at Zambales and Subic Bay in January 1945. She then participated in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945. Following the war, LST-555 performed occupation duty in the Far East. She was badly damaged by grounding off Wakayama, Japan, on 18 September 1945. Decommissioning and disposalLST-555 was decommissioned on 6 January 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 21 January 1946. Her hulk was destroyed by gunfire on 26 January 1945. Honors and awardsLST-555 earned four battle stars for her World War II service. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l20/lst-555.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LST-555
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