Name USS LST-558 Sponsored by Mrs. Henry Goodman Decommissioned 13 February 1946 Construction started 11 February 1944 Length 100 m | Laid down 11 February 1944 Commissioned 8 May 1944 Struck 16 September 1947 Launched 14 April 1944 | |
Builders Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville | ||
USS LST-558 was a United States Navy tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946.
LST-558 was laid down on 11 February 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 14 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Henry Goodman, and commissioned on 8 May 1944 with Lieutenant, junior grade, H.A. Bisonet in command.
During World War II, LST-558 was assigned to the Pacific Theater of Operations and participated in the following operations:
Following the war, LST-558 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early February 1946. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 13 February 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 16 September 1947. On 24 May 1948, she was sold to the Bethlehem Steel Company, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for scrapping.
LST-558 earned four battle stars for her World War II service.