USS LST-555

	Philippine Islands on 9 January 1945.
History
United States
Name	USS LST-555
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	5 February 1944
Launched	22 March 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. R. E. Sharp
Commissioned	28 April 1944
Decommissioned	6 January 1946
Stricken	21 January 1946
Honors and; awards	Four battle stars for World War II
Fate	Hulk destroyed by gunfire 26 January 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	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-ton load;
Length	328 ft (100 m)
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-ton load: 3 ft 11 in (1.19 m) forward; 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) aft;
Installed power	1,800 megawatts)
Propulsion	Two 900-horsepower (0.67-megawatt) General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	24,000 nautical miles (44,448 kilometerss) at 9 knots while displacing 3,960 tons
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 x LCVPs
Capacity	1,600-1,900 tons cargo depending on mission
Troops	16 enlisted men
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	2 × twin gun mounts; 4 × single 40-millimeter gun mounts; 12 × 20 mm guns;