USS LST-565 was a United States Navy LST-542 -class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. LST-565 was laid down on 16 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the …

Commissioned USS LST-565, 25 May 1944, LT. John S. Meddaugh, USNR, in command. One Landing Craft Tank (LCT), tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction …

USS LST-565 was a United States Navy LST-542 -class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. Quick Facts History, United States ... LST-565 underway in September 1944, …

LST-565 was laid down on 16 March 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 8 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Vergil P. Dyer; and commissioned on 25 …

LST-565 earned four battle stars for World War II service. LST - 566 LST - 566 was laid down on 17 March 1944 at Evansville, Ind., by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 11 …

Decommissioned on 13 June 1946. Sold on 21 June 1948. Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to …

Note: LST-565 and LST-605 were not involved in the invasion of Morotai. They were a part of Flotilla Sixteen and were four days out of Pearl Harbor when the landings at Morotai began, 15 …

In Jun 1944, converted LST hospital ships brought 41,035 wounded men from the Normandy beaches in the first couple days of the invasion.

The Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but on 1 July 1955, county or …

There were four (4) TYPES of sea going vessels listed by Allied Nations of World War II to become known as Landing ship, tank or the LST. Only the Type II were exclusively built in …