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 & awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sold, 19 November 1973
General characteristics
Class & 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.