USS Daggett County (LST-689)
- USS Daggett County (LST-689)
The USS "Daggett County" (LST-689) was an sclass|LST-542|tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Daggett County, Utah, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
LST-689 was laid down on 11 January 1944 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company; launched on 9 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edith C. Smith; and commissioned on 2 May 1944 with Lieutenant F. D. McKay, USNR, in command. During World War II, LST-689 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands in September and October, 1944. She returned to the United States and was decommissioned in March, 1946. The tank landing ship performed no active post-World War II service. On 1 July, 1955 the ship was redesignated USS "Daggett County" (LST-689); she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1959. Her final fate is unknown. LST-689 earned one battle star for World War II service.
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* cite web|title=LST-689 "Daggett County"|work=Amphibious Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160689.htm|accessdate=June 12|accessyear=2007
ee also
* List of United States Navy LSTs
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