History
United States
Name	USSLST-158
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge &, Iron Co. Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	11 July 1942
Commissioned	16 November 1942
Stricken	28 July 1943
Honors & awards	1battle star forWorld War II service
Fate	Sunk off Gela, Sicily, duringOperation Husky
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-1-classtank landing ship
Displacement	1,625 t.(lt) 4,080 t.(fl) (sea-going draft w/1675 ton load)
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	fwd × aft 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) × 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) (light) 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m) × 14 feet 1 inch (4.29 m) (sea-going) 3 feet 11 inches (1.19 m) × 9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m) (landing w/500 ton load)
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567, 900hp diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed	12 kn (22 km/h) (maximum)
Endurance	24,000 miles @ 9 kn, disp. 3960 t (44,000 km @ 17 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 ×LCVP
Capacity	Typical load: 1LCT, tanks, wheeled and tracked vehicles, artillery, construction equipment and military supplies. A ramp or elevator forward allowed vehicles access to tank deck from main deck
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted
Armament	Typical: 2 × twin40 mmAA guns w/Mk. 51 directors 4 × single 40 mm AA guns 12 × single20 mm AA guns

USSLST-158 was anLST-1-classtank landing ship built for theUnited States Navy inWorld War II. Like most of the ships of her class, she was not named and known only by her designation.

LST-158 was laid down on 11 July 1942 atEvansville, Indiana, by theMissouri Valley Bridge &, Iron Co.; launched on 16 November 1942; and commissioned on 10 February 1943.^[1]

During World War II,LST-158 was assigned to theEuropean Theatre. After Operations in theNorth African campaign,LST-158 was assigned toAllied invasion of Sicily. Embarking elements of the66th Armor Regiment atBizerte, she arrived offGela,Sicily on 10 July 1943.^[2]

III.Gruppe ofSchnellkampfgeschwader 10, aFocke-Wulf Fw 190 unit, surprised the Americans at anchor. A bomb hitLST-158 and started a fire.LST-158 smoked badly before exploding. The bomb hit an F Company ammunition truck, and three tanks, the T-2 recovery vehicle, and several other vehicles were lost; one officer was killed, and two soldiers were later reported missing in action. Fortunately, the company's other fourteen tanks were already ashore.^[2]

LST-158 was stricken from the register on July 28, 1943. Her remains were eventually scrapped.^[2]

• Blaker, Gordon A. (1999).The U.S. 66th Armored Regiment in World War II. Stackpole Military History Series.ISBN 978-0-8117-3470-7.
• Arthy, Andrew (2014)."The Sinking of LST-158". Retrieved2 November 2025.

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