- Construction and commissioning
- Service history
- Decommissioning and disposal
- Honors and awards
- References
{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=Australian troops land from USS LST-560 at Labuan on 10 June 1945.jpeg | Ship caption=Australian troops land from USS LST-560, at Labuan Island in Brunei Bay, 10 June 1945.
}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country=United States | 1944}} | Ship name= USS LST-560 | Ship namesake= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder= Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana | Ship laid down= 22 February 1944 | Ship launched= 21 April 1944 | Ship sponsor=Mrs. L. C. Holm | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned= 2 May 1944 | Ship decommissioned= 17 May 1946 | Ship in service= | Ship out of service= | Ship renamed= | Ship reclassified= | Ship struck=19 June 1946 | Ship reinstated= | Ship homeport= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honors=Two battle stars for World War II | Ship fate=Sold 12 September 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-560 was a United States Navy {{sclass-|LST-542|tank landing ship}} in commission from 1944 to 1946. Construction and commissioningLST-560 was laid down on 22 February 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 21 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. L. C. Holm, and commissioned on 2 May 1944. Service historyDuring World War II, LST-560 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations, where was a unit of LST Division 43 under LST Group 22 (commanded by Commander E. H. Pope, USN), which was a component of LST Flotilla Eight (commanded by Captain E. Watts, USN). She took part in the Philippines campaign, participating in the landings on Palawan Island in March 1945 and the landings in the Visayan Islands in March and April 1945. She then took part in the Brunei Bay operation on Borneo in June 1945. Following the war, LST-560 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-October 1945, when she deaprted for the United States. Decommissioning and disposalAfter returning to the United States, LST-560 was decommissioned on 17 May 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 19 June 1946. On 12 September 1946, she was sold to the Construction Power and Merchandising Company of Brooklyn, New York. Honors and awardsLST-560 earned two battle stars for her World War II service. References- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/l20/lst-560.htm}}
- NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive LST-560
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