USN · LST
AfloatTank landing ship, LST-681, of the LST-542 class. American Bridge at Ambridge launched her on 1 July 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 25 July 1944. Battle stars for the Lingayen Gulf landings on 9 January 1945 and for Okinawa, 2 April to 7 June 1945. On 23 July she was third from the right at the Yonabaru pier. Not sunk. Sold for scrap in 1947.
| Type | Tank landing ship (LST) |
|---|---|
| Hull | LST-681 |
| Builder | American Bridge Co., Ambridge, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 1944-07-01 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned on 6 September 1946. Struck on 8 October 1946. Sold for scrap on 9 October 1947 to William E. Skinner. Two battle stars. Not sunk in the war. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
USS LST-681 homeward bound under the Golden Gate into San Francisco Bay, about July 1946, with LCT(6)-1425 on the main deck. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph NH 79089, from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 7 June 1945. She also has a star for the Lingayen Gulf landings on 9 January 1945. On 23 July she was third from the right at the Yonabaru pier. Not sunk.
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