Name USS LST-984 Laid down 3 January 1944 Decommissioned 25 June 1946 Construction started 3 January 1944 Length 100 m | Builder Boston Navy Yard Commissioned 1 April 1944 Struck 31 July 1946 Launched 25 February 1944 | |
USS LST-984 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.
LST-984 was laid down on 3 January 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 25 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles J. Donahue; and commissioned on 1 April 1944, with Ensign E. R. Baker in command.
Service history
LST-984 apparently did not see combat service during World War II.
Following World War II, LST-984 performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-March 1946. She was decommissioned on 25 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year. On 19 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, Texas, for operation.
References
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