USS LST-888
LST-888 entering San Francisco Bay in early 1946 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS LST-888 |
| Builder | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh |
| Laid down | 11 August 1944 |
| Launched | 14 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 2 September 1946 |
| Renamed | USS Lee County (LST-888), 1 July 1955 |
| Stricken | 21 September 1960 |
| Honours & awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 18 April 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | LST-542-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
| Troops | Approximately 130 officers and enlisted men |
| Complement | 8-10 officers, 89-100 enlisted men |
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USS LST-888 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Late in her career she was renamed Lee County (LST-888) – after counties in twelve Southern and Midwestern states, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear that name – but saw no active service under that name.
Originally laid down as LST-888 by the Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 11 August 1944; launched on 14 October 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Richard Connell; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana on 13 November 1944.