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USS BERKSHIRE COUNTY
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LST-288 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1943 | Keel Date: 6 SEP 1943 at American Bridge Company Ambridge PA |
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| NOV | 1943 | Launch Date: 7 NOV 1943 | |||
| DEC | 1943 | Commissioned: 20 DEC 1943 | |||
| OCT | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1946 | Decommissioned: 6 MAR 1946 | |||
LST-288 General Specifications
Class: LST-1-class tank landing ship
Named for: Berkshire County
Complement: 9 Officers and 104-120 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to Republic of Korea 5 March 1956
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