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U.S.S. BLANCO COUNTY
(LST-344)Click to view crew list
LST-344 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-344 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-344 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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OCT | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 18 OCT 1942 at Norfolk Navy Yard | ||
DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 DEC 1942 | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 14 JAN 1943 | ||
JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1946 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
SEP | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 SEP 1943 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1953 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAY 1953 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1954 | - | AUG | 1954 | Mediterranean |
FEB | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 28 FEB 1956 | ||
DEC | 1965 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1966 | - | OCT | 1969 | Recommisioning |
OCT | 1968 | - | OCT | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAR | 1969 | - | MAR | 1969 | Regular Overhaul |
LST-344 General Specifications
Class: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Named for: Blanco County
Complement: 9 Officers and 104-120 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping July 1975