History
United States
Name	USSLST-875
Builder	Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana
Laid down	18 October 1944
Launched	29 November 1944
Commissioned	22 December 1944
Decommissioned	22 April 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
Honours & awards	1battle star (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to the Philippines, 2 July 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	LST-542-classtank 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
Propulsion	2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	10.8knots (20.0 km/h; 12.4 mph)
Complement	7 officers, 104 enlisted men
Armament	6 ×40 mm guns 6 ×20 mm guns

USSLST-875 was anLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

LST-875 was laid down on 18 October 1944 at Evansville, Indiana, by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.; launched on 29 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Karl R. Zimmermann; and commissioned on 22 December 1944.

During World War II,LST-875 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in May and June 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. She was decommissioned on 22 April 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 19 July that same year. On 2 July 1948, the ship was transferred to the Philippine Navy where she served asRPSMisamis Oriental (LT-40).RPS Misamis Oriental Ferried soldiers of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea during the Korean War.

LST-875 earned onebattle star for World War II service.

 This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.

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