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USS KENT COUNTY
(LST-855)Hatchi Go Go
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LST-855 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-855 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-855 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1944 | Keel Date: 6 SEP 1944 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company |
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| NOV | 1944 | Launch Date: 27 NOV 1944 | |||
| DEC | 1944 | Commissioned: 21 DEC 1944 | |||
| JAN | 1953 | - | DEC | 1953 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1958 | Decommissioned: 22 JAN 1958 | |||
LST-855 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 19 March 1958
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