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U.S.S. BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(LST-510)Click to view crew list
LST-510 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 27 SEP 1943 at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. Jeffersonville IN | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 NOV 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 JAN 1944 | ||
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 JUL 1946 | ||
LST-510 General Specifications
Class: LST-491-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 as a ferry 1960 or 1961