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U.S.S. KENT COUNTY
(LST-855)HATCHI GO GO
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LST-855 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 6 SEP 1944 at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 27 NOV 1944 | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 DEC 1944 | ||
JAN | 1953 | - | DEC | 1953 | West Pac |
AUG | 1954 | - | NOV | 1954 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1955 | - | FEB | 1955 | West Pac |
JAN | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 22 JAN 1958 |
LST-855 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Complement: 9 Officers and 89-100 Enlisted
Displacement: 1625 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: Loaded - 8' FWD - 14' AFT
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 19 March 1958