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U.S.S. LAKE COUNTY
(LST-880)WE CAN MOVE IT
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LST-880 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LST-880 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-880 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 6 NOV 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 16 DEC 1944 | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 9 JAN 1945 | ||
SEP | 1953 | - | OCT | 1953 | West Africa |
NOV | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 25 NOV 1958 |
LST-880 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
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target ship