USS Epping Forest
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uss-epping-forest-294-13430432
title:
USS Epping Forest
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USS Epping Forest (LSD-4/MCS-7) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for duty in the Pacific Theater. Her task was to carry and land amphibious landing craft and other equipment and to recover and repair landing craft when possible. Named for an estate in Lancaster County, Virginia where Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, was born, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally authorized as USS Epping Forest (APM-4
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Epping_Forest
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2023-04-03T22:47:00Z
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