81 years ago today, on 10 August 1942, USS LST-325 was laid down at Philadelphia Navy Yard.
USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., Evansville, IN
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On 31 August 1944 1091LCI(L)-1091 was laid down at Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, MI.
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On 27 July 1942, LST-1-class tank landing ship USS LST-393 was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Newport News, VA
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80 years ago today, on 2 July 1946, LST-325 was decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Florida, and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
USS LST 325 Ship Memorial, Evensville, IN
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71 years ago today, on 30 April 1953, USS LCS-102 was transferred to Japan and renamed JDS Himawari where she served until 18 April 1966.
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
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60 years ago today, on 18 April 1966 LCS(L)(3)-1 Class JDS Himawari (former USS LSSL-102) was transferred to Thailand as HTMS Nakha (LSSL-751).
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
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78 years ago today, on 14 March 1947 LST-1-class tank landing ship USS LST-393 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
MuseumShip USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, Muskegon, MI
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On 1 March 1946, LST-1-class tank landing ship USS LST-393 was decommissioned.
USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, Muskegon, MI
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81 years ago today, on 17 February 1945, USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was commissioned, Lt. Richard L. Jones in command.
MuseumShip USS LCS-102, Vallejo, CA
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3 February 1945, USS LCS(L)(3)-102 was launched at Commercial Iron works, Portland, OR.
She was transferred to Japan in April 1953 as JDS Himawari, on to Thailand as HTMS Nakha (LSSL-751) in 1966 and returned to the US in 2007. Now a museum ship in Vallejo, CA.
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