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USS LST 559 (LST 559)

Tank landing ship of the LST class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST 
PennantLST 559 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Feb, 1944 
Launched18 Apr, 1944 
Commissioned9 May, 1944 
End service1 Jun, 1946 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned on 1 June 1946.
Sold on 5 December 1947. 

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