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U.S.S. DOUGLAS COUNTY
(LST-731)Click to view crew list
LST-731 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-731 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-731 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 27 DEC 1943 at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 12 FEB 1944 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 30 MAR 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAY | 1945 | Assault on Iwo Jima |
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAY | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| JUN | 1950 | - | Decommissioned: 2 JUN 1950 | ||
LST-731 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Complement: 9 Officers and 89-100 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT