USS LST-545

History
United States
Name	USS LST-545
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	13 December 1943
Launched	12 February 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Charles M. Wright
Commissioned	23 March 1944
Decommissioned	29 August 1946
Stricken	28 May 1948
Fate	Sunk as target 12 May 1948
General characteristics
Class and type	LST-542-class tank landing ship
Displacement	1,490 long tons (1,514 t) light 4,080 long tons (4,145 t) full
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	8 ft (2.4 m) forward 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full)
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	10.8 knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 204 enlisted men
Armament	6 × 40 mm guns 6 × 20 mm guns

USS LST-545 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946

Construction and commissioning

LST-545 was laid down on 13 December 1943 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company. She was launched on 12 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Charles M. Wright, and commissioned on 23 March 1944.

Service history

LST-545 saw no combat action during World War II. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until early December 1945. She then returned to the United States.

Decommissioning and disposal

LST-545 was decommissioned on 29 August 1946. She was sunk as a target on 12 May 1948 at Enewetak Atoll in the Operation Sandstone atomic bomb test series, by either the Yoke or Zebra detonations or the two of them in combination. She was stricken from the Navy List on 28 May 1948.

References

• Photo gallery of USS LST-545 at NavSource Naval History
•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.