USS LST-572

History
United States
Name	LST-572
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	15 April 1944
Launched	29 May 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. B. B. Dumville
Commissioned	19 June 1944
Decommissioned	8 March 1946
History
Operator	Commander Naval Forces Far East
In service	date unknown
Out of service	date unknown
Renamed	Q090
History
Operator	Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
In service	31 March 1952
Reclassified	USNS T-LST-572
Stricken	15 June 1973
Identification	Hull symbol:LST-572 Hull symbol:T-LST-572 Code letters:NEWQ
Honors and awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sold, 19 November 1973
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 long tons (1,651 t) (light) 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) (full (seagoing draft with 1,675 short tons (1,520 t) load)
Length	328 ft (100 m) oa
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 Landing with 500 short tons (450 t) load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft
Installed power	2 × 900 hp (670 kW) General Motors 12-567A diesel engines, 1,700 shp (1,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Falk main reduction gears 2 × screws
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600–1,900 st (22,000–27,000 lb; 10,000–12,000 kg) cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	13 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 4 × single 40mm Bofors guns 12 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons
Service record
Operations:	Battle of Okinawa (10 May–29 June 1945)
Awards:	American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal w/Asia Clasp National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Philippine Liberation Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

USS LST-572 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship used in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.

Construction and commissioning

LST-572 was laid down on 15 April 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 29 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. B. B. Dumville, and commissioned on 19 June 1944.

Service history

During the war, LST-572 was first assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater as part of convoy HX 301, leaving New York City, 25 July 1944 and arriving in Liverpool, 8 August 1944.

On 24 December 1944, LST-572 left Guantanamo, Cuba, with Convoy GZ 111 and arrived in Cristóbal, Colónl, on 27 December 1944.

She was later reassigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations. She took part in the Battle of Okinawa in May and June 1945.

Following the war, LST-572 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early March 1946.

LST-572 was decommissioned on 8 March 1946 and transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 31 March 1952 where she operated as USNS LST-572. She was struck from the Navy list on 15 June 1973 and sold on 19 November that same year to Yi Ho Enterprise Corp.

Honors and awards

LST-572 earned one battle stars for her World War II service.

Notes

Citations

Bibliography

Online sources

• "LST-572". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 August 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• "USS LST-572". NavSource Online. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
• "Convoy HX.301". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
• "Convoy GZ.111". Arnold Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS LST-572 at NavSource Naval History