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U.S.S. LAKE COUNTY

(LST-880)

WE CAN MOVE IT

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LST-880 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
NOV1944-Keel Date: 6 NOV 1944
at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN
NOV1944-Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1944 - Pacific Ocean
DEC1944-Launch Date: 16 DEC 1944
JAN1945-Commissioned: 9 JAN 1945
SEP1953-OCT1953West Africa
NOV1958-Decommissioned: 25 NOV 1958

LST-880 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 ship