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U.S.S. MADERA COUNTY

(LST-905)

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LST-905 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
NOV1944-Keel Date: 19 NOV 1944
at Dravo Corporation Neville Island Pittsburgh PA
NOV1944-Launch Date: 30 NOV 1944
JAN1945-Commissioned: 20 JAN 1945
JAN1966-JAN1969West Pac-Viet Nam

LST-905 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: Leased to the Philippines 29 November 1969Sold outright 1 March 1980