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U.S.S. OVERTON COUNTY

(LST-1074)


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LST-1074 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1945-Keel Date: 24 FEB 1945
at Bethlehem Steel Company Hingham MA
MAR1945-Launch Date: 27 MAR 1945
APR1945-Commissioned: 21 APR 1945
SEP1946-Decommissioned: 4 SEP 1946

LST-1074 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: Sold into commercial service 29 June 1959