 LST-316, LST-60 and LST-535 beached at Normandy, June 1944. Image by , via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Carl EllisUSS LST-60 USS LST-60 1943 LST-1-class tank landing ship USS Atchison County (LST-60) was an LST-1-class tank landing ship that was built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Kansas and Missouri established in honor of David Rice Atchison, a mid-nineteenth century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Quick facts History, United States ... USS LST-316, LST-60, and USS LST-535 beached at Normandy, June 1944 History United States Name USS LST-60 Builder Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Laid down 14 November 1943 Launched 24 December 1943 Commissioned 7 February 1944 Decommissioned 27 June 1946 Honors & awards 1 battle star (WWII) Renamed USS Atchison… (Source: Wikipedia)
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