LST 861
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.
- LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship
- USS LST-861
Commissioned November 30 1944 - Decommissioned March 10 1947
Struck from Naval Register April 4 1947
Sold June 10 1948 to Kaiser Co. Inc. Seattle, WA. for scrap
Keel Laid September 18 1944 - Launched November 4 1944
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1946)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type F |
1946-07-01 |
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Note: Fleet Post Office was assigned to LST-861 during the Atomic Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll.
See USS Prinz Eugen IX-300 for information on the return address ship.
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Locy Type |
1946-07-13 |
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Note: This branch # was assigned to LST-861 during the Atomic Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll
Return addressed to USS MUGFORD DD-389 present during tests
Other Information
LST-861 received one battle star for World War II service
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