LST 550

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid November 13 1943 - Launched March 9 1944


1. USS LST-550
   Commissioned April 10 1944 - Decommissioned January 13 1946
   
   
2. Q-012 (SCAJAP)
   Transferred to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated
   Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
   
   
3. USNS T-LST-550
   Placed In Service March 31 1952 - Out of Service November 1 1973
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 1 1973
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

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Type # (Br. #15183) device prepared but never used

 

Other Information

LST-550 earned two battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia Clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

 

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