Allied Warships

USS LST 596 (LST 596)

Tank landing ship of the LST (Mk 2) class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeTank landing ship
ClassLST (Mk 2) 
PennantLST 596 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co. (Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A.) 
Ordered2 Aug 1943 
Laid down11 Jul 1944 
Launched21 Aug 1944 
Commissioned14 Sep 1944 
End service12 Jun 1946 
History

Decommissioned on 12 June 1946.
Sold on 5 December 1947.

 

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