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<ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/> | <ol>LST-542 Class Tank Landing Ship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid September | Keel Laid 19 September 1944 - Launched 6 December 1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS LST-857'''<br/> | <li>'''USS LST-857'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned December | Commissioned 29 December 1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS KING COUNTY LST-857'''<br/> | <li>'''USS KING COUNTY LST-857'''<br/> | ||
Named July | Named 1 July 1955<br/> | ||
Converted to Experimental Guided Missile Test Ship 1957<br/><br/> | Converted to Experimental Guided Missile Test Ship 1957<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS KING COUNTY AG-157'''<br/> | <li>'''USS KING COUNTY AG-157'''<br/> | ||
Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) May | Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 17 May 1958<br/> | ||
Decommissioned July | Decommissioned 19 July 1960<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/> | Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/> | ||
Sold April | Sold 25 April 1961 for scrap. | ||
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[[Image:LST_857_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[LST_857_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS LST-857 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (DATE RANGE)</li> | ||
<li><!-- [[KING_COUNTY_AG_157_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS King County LST-857 / AG-157 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (DATE RANGE)</li> | |||
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USPO Machine Postmark<br/>Vallejo, CA | USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Vallejo, CA | ||
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1958-10-30 | 1958-10-30 | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS LST-857 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal ( | USS LST-857 / USS KING COUNTY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Battle stars, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Counties in Texas and Washington. | '''NAMESAKE''' - Counties in Texas and Washington.<br/><br/> | ||
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Beatrice Snow Major. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 2 February 2024
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 19 September 1944 - Launched 6 December 1944 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS LST-857 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
- USS King County LST-857 / AG-157 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Slogan |
1958-10-30 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
USS LST-857 / USS KING COUNTY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Battle stars, the United Nations Korean Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Counties in Texas and Washington.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Beatrice Snow Major.
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