USS LST-554

History
United States
Name	USS LST-554
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	30 January 1944
Launched	18 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. T. R. Davis
Commissioned	27 April 1944
Decommissioned	20 July 1946
Stricken	25 September 1946
Honors and; awards	Four battle stars for World War II
Fate	Sold for scrapping 29 March 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,780 long tons (1,809 t) light; 3,640 long tons (3,698 t) full load;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	Unloaded 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) forward; 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) aft; Full load: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) forward; 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) aft;
Installed power	1,800 horsepower (1.34 megawatts)
Propulsion	Two 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Troops	140 officers and enlisted men
Complement	8-10 officers, 100-115 enlisted men
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm) 50-caliber gun mount; 8 x 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns; 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns; 4 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns;

USS LST-554 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and commissioning

LST-554 was laid down on 30 January 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 18 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. T. R. Davis, and commissioned on 27 April 1944.

During World War II, LST-554 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 Lingayen Gulf landings in January 1945. She then participated in the assault on and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April 1945.

Following the war, LST-554 returned to the United States.

LST-554 was decommissioned on 20 July 1946 and stricken from the Navy List on 25 September 1946. On 29 March 1948, she was sold to Kaiser Shipyards, of Vancouver, Washington, for scrapping.

LST-554 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.