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U.S.S. BERKSHIRE COUNTY

(LST-288)


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LST-288 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1943-Keel Date: 6 SEP 1943
at American Bridge Company Ambridge PA
NOV1943-Launch Date: 7 NOV 1943
DEC1943-Commissioned: 20 DEC 1943
OCT1945-JAN1946West Pac
MAR1946-Decommissioned: 6 MAR 1946

LST-288 General Specifications

Class: LST-1-class tank landing ship

Named for: Berkshire County

Complement: 9 Officers and 104-120 Enlisted

Displacement: 1625 tons

Length: 328 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Flank Speed: 12 knots

Final Disposition: Transferred to Republic of Korea 5 March 1956