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U.S.S. MINERAL COUNTY

(LST-988)


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LST-988 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 10 FEB 1944
at Boston Navy Yard MA
MAR1944-Launch Date: 12 MAR 1944
APR1944-Commissioned: 25 APR 1944
OCT1957-Decommissioned: 11 OCT 1957

LST-988 General Specifications

Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted

Displacement: 1625 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT

Final Disposition: Sunk as a target