USS Bamberg County
USS LST-209 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like most of the ships of her class, she was not originally named, and known only by her designation. From June to August 1951 she served a stint as a part of the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), manned by a civilian crew, and renamed USNS T-LST-209. She was recommissioned under her original name 24 August 1951, and renamed USS Bamberg County (LST-209) on 1 July 1955. She was named for Bamberg County, South Carolina, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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USS Bamberg County
USS LST-209 was an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like most of the ships of her class, she was not originally named, and known only by her designation. From June to August 1951 she served a stint as a part of the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), manned by a civilian crew, and renamed USNS T-LST-209. She was recommissioned under her original name 24 August 1951, and renamed USS Bamberg County (LST-209) on 1 July 1955. She was named for Bamberg County, South Carolina, the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
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O USS LST-209 foi um navio de ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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USS LST-209 was an LST-1-class ...... Naval vessel to bear the name.
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1951-08-05
active years start date
1951-06-19
commissioning date
1943-06-10
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1946-06-27
1956-12-10
laying down
1942-09-07
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9.99744e+1
recommissioning date
1951-08-24
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ship launched
1943-05-29
status
Sold for scrapping
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Ship armament
*2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts w/M ...... mounts
*12 × 20 mm gun mounts
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Ship boats
Two or six LCVPs
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Ship builder
*Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
*Seneca, Illinois
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Ship commissioned
1943-06-10
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Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
1946-06-27
1956-12-10
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fwd; aft
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Ship displacement
*1,625 tons ,
*4,080 tons
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Ship draft
* fwd, aft
* fwd, aft
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Ship fate
Sold for scrapping
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Ship in service
1951-06-19
Ship laid down
1942-09-07
Ship launched
1943-05-29
Ship name
USS LST-209
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Ship namesake
Ship out of service
1951-08-05
Ship propulsion
Two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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Ship recommissioned
1951-08-24
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Mrs. C. A. Dalton
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Ship struck
1958-11-01
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O USS LST-209 foi um navio de ...... ante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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USS LST-209 was an LST-1-class ...... Naval vessel to bear the name.
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