Name USS LST-563 Sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Senescall Struck 9 February 1945 Launched 1 May 1944 | Laid down 4 March 1944 Commissioned 20 May 1944 Construction started 4 March 1944 Length 100 m | |
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Fate Wrecked 21 December 1944 Builders Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville | ||
USS LST-563 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was in commission during 1944.
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Construction and commissioning
LST-563 was laid down on 4 March 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 1 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Senescall, and commissioned on 20 May 1944 with Lieutenant J. B. Hockswender, USNR, in command.
Service history
During World War II, LST-563 was grounded on Clipperton Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 670 nautical miles (1,241 kilometers) southwest of Mexico, on 21 December 1944 and suffered extensive damage. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to free her, LST-563 was stripped and abandoned on 9 February 1945. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 23 February 1945.