USS Lafayette County
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uss-lafayette-county-170-5353719
title:
USS Lafayette County
text:
USS Lafayette County (LST-859) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wisconsin, and a parish in Louisiana, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as LST-859 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company of Seneca, Illinois on 26 September 1944; launched on 15 December 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Elsie M. Marcum; and commissioned at Algiers, Louisiana
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lafayette_County
date created:
2007-07-31T20:26:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:52:34Z
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fields total:
13
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15