USS LST-566 [SEP] vessel class
USS LST-566
USS "LST-566" was a United States Navy "LST-542"-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. From 1952 to 1973, she served in a non-commissioned status in the Military Sea Transportation Service and the Military Sealift Command as USNS "LST-566" (T-LST-566).
Construction and commissioning.
"LST-566" was laid down on 17 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. launched on 11 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. George C.
LST-566) until she was stricken from the Navy List on 1 November 1973.
Transfer to the Philippines.
USNS "LST-566" was transferred to the Philippine Navy on 13 September 1976. Her hulk was reported to be abandoned and aground in the Kalayaan Islands in the Spratly Islands in 2007.
External links.
- history.navy.mil: USS "LST-566"
- navsource.org: USS "LST-566"