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U.S.S. LAMOURE COUNTY
(LST-883)CREEPING GHOST OF THE KOREAN COAST
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LST-883 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 16 NOV 1944 at Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company Evansville IN | ||
| DEC | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 30 DEC 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 23 JAN 1945 | ||
| SEP | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 SEP 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1950 | - | OCT | 1950 | Inchon Landing |
| NOV | 1950 | - | NOV | 1950 | Hungnam Evacuation |
| JUN | 1953 | - | MAY | 1954 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1955 | - | SEP | 1955 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1958 | - | OCT | 1958 | West Pac - Japan-Korea-Phillipines-Okinawa |
| JAN | 1959 | - | JUN | 1959 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1959 | - | MAY | 1959 | LST 883, Involved with Operation Sea Turtle @ Okinawa & Korea 59 |
| JUN | 1959 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 1959 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1959 | - | Decommissioned: 7 DEC 1959 | ||
LST-883 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: Sold for scrapping 30 November 1960