Allied Warships

USS LST 551 (LST 551)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 551 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 Aug 1943 
Laid down15 Jan 1944 
Launched11 Mar 1944 
Commissioned14 Apr 1944 
End service1 Jun 1970 
History

Decommissioned on 1 June 1970.
Sold in February 1971.

 

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