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U.S.S. DAVIESS COUNTY

(LST-692)


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LST-692 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 7 FEB 1944
at Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co. Jeffersonville IN
MAR1944-Launch Date: 31 MAR 1944
MAY1944-Commissioned: 10 MAY 1944
MAR1951-JAN1953West Pac
MAY1953-OCT1954West Pac-Viet Nam

LST-692 General Specifications

Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Complement: 8 Officers and 100-115 Enlisted

Displacement: 1780 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT

Final Disposition: Transferred to the Philippines 13 September 1976