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U.S.S. LST-603
(LST-603)Click to view crew list
LST-603 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-603 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-603 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 5 NOV 1943 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company | ||
MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 14 MAR 1944 | ||
APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 5 APR 1944 | ||
DEC | 1966 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1967 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | Dry Dock |
JUN | 1968 | - | JAN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DEC | 1968 | - | MAY | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
LST-603 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Complement: 8 Officers and 100-115 Enlisted
Displacement: 1780 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT
Final Disposition: Transferred to South Vietnam 4 April 1969