- USS LST-984
USS "LST-984" was an "LST-542"-class
tank landing ship in theUnited 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 theBoston Navy Yard ; launched on25 February 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs. Charles J. Donahue; and commissioned on1 April 1944 , with Ens. E. R. Baker in command.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, Tex., for operation.
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