USN · LST
AfloatTank landing ship, LST-819, of the LST-542 class, later Hampshire County. Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron launched her on 21 October 1944 and the Navy commissioned her on 14 November 1944. One battle star, Okinawa from 2 April to 30 June 1945. On 23 July she was the rightmost named hull at the Yonabaru pier. Korea, then Vietnam as Hampshire County. Not sunk. Broken up in 1995.
| Type | Tank landing ship (LST) |
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| Hull | LST-819 |
| Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, Indiana |
| Launched | 1944-10-21 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned for the last time on 19 December 1970. NavSource dates the first decommissioning 1 December 1946 at Astoria. The Dictionary says 15 November 1946. Named Hampshire County on 1 July 1955. NavSource dates the strike 1 April 1975. Sold in 1975, later Petrola 142, and broken up at Aliaga in 1995. One World War II battle star. 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.
Landing ships at the Yonabaru pier, Okinawa, 23 July 1945. LST-819 is the rightmost named hull in the Navy caption. U.S. Navy photograph, 21st Naval Construction Battalion negative 204. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · One battle star, the assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945. On 23 July she was the rightmost named hull at the Yonabaru pier. Not sunk.
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