Service History
LST-566 saw no combat action in World War II. Following World War II, LST-566 performed occupation duty in the Far East and saw service in China until early March 1946. She was decommissioned on 11 March 1946.
On 31 March 1952, LST-566 was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service -- from 1970 the Military Sealift Command -- which placed her in non-commissioned service as USNS LST-566 (T-LST-566) until she was stricken from the Navy List on 1 November 1973.
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