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U.S.S. JENNINGS COUNTY

(LST-846)

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LST-846 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1944-Keel Date: 27 OCT 1944
at American Bridge Company Ambridge PA
JAN1945-Commissioned: 9 JAN 1945
JAN1945-Launch Date: 9 JAN 1945
DEC1955-Decommissioned: 7 DEC 1955
JUN1966-JUN1966Recommisioning
SEP1966-JAN1969West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1967-OCT1967West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1968-OCT1968West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1970-OCT1970West Pac-Viet Nam
AUG1970-DEC1970Fire on Jennings County off Son Ong Duc RVN-August 1970
AUG1970-SEP1970Decommisioning

LST-846 General Specifications

Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Complement: 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted

Displacement: 1625 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT

Final Disposition: Unknown