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U.S.S. DUVAL COUNTY
(LST-758)ISLAND HOPPERS
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USS DUVAL COUNTY (LST-758 ) - a LST-542-class tank landing ship
In Commission 1944 to 1946LST-758 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LST-758 Shellback Initiation | Add a LST-758 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 5 JUN 1944 at American Bridge Company Ambridge PA | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 JUL 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 19 AUG 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAR | 1945 | Iwo Jima Invasion |
| APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Okinawa Invasion |
| NOV | 1950 | - | DEC | 1950 | Commisioning |
| JAN | 1953 | - | OCT | 1953 | Operation Little Switch |
| JAN | 1955 | - | DEC | 1955 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1956 | - | DEC | 1956 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1958 | - | JUN | 1958 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1959 | - | JUN | 1959 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1960 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1961 | - | MAR | 1961 | Panama Canal |
| APR | 1961 | - | APR | 1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JUL | 1963 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUL 1963 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| APR | 1965 | - | SEP | 1965 | Panama Canal |
| JUN | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JUN 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1966 | - | DEC | 1966 | Guantanamo Bay |
| DEC | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 DEC 1966 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1967 | - | APR | 1967 | Dry Dock Beth Steel Baltimore next to Ft. McHenry |
| FEB | 1968 | - | FEB | 1968 | 1st time Duval Cty LST758 visit Jacksonville in Duval Cty Fla |
| OCT | 1969 | - | Decommissioned: 28 OCT 1969 | ||
LST-758 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: 8 feet
Final Disposition: Sold 18 August 1981
USS DUVAL COUNTY (LST-758)
LST-758 was laid down on 5 June 1944 at Ambridge, Pa., by the American Bridge Co.; launched on 25 July 1944;
sponsored by Mrs. F. D. Colburn; and commissioned on 19 August 1944.
During World War II, LST-758 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and
participated in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima in February 1945 and the assault
and occupation of Okinawa Gunto in April through June 1945. Following the war, she performed
occupation duty in the Far East until mid-September 1945. LST-758 was decommissioned on 13 July 1946 and
recommissioned on 3 November 1950 for service in the Korean War. She saw service in Korea until late July
1953. On 1 July 1955, the ship was redesignated Duval County (LST-758) after counties in Florida and Texas.
Following the Korean War, she had extensive service with the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets through 1969.
LST-758 was decommissioned on 28 October 1969.
LST-758 earned two battle stars for World War II service and four battle stars for the Korean War.
[Note: The above USS DUVAL COUNTY (LST-758) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS DUVAL COUNTY (LST-758), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]