USS King County

id: uss-king-county-170-2072406
title: USS King County
text: USS King County (LST-857) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Texas and Washington, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. USS LST-857 was laid down on 19 September 1944 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 6 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice S. Major; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 29 December 1944.
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original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_King_County
date created: 2007-06-19T04:46:10Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T19:30:20Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/LST-857.jpg","width":790,"height":645}
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