YORK COUNTY LST 1175

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-1171 DeSoto County Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid June 4 1956 - Launched March 5 1957 USS YORK COUNTY LST-1175 Commissioned November 8 1957 - Decommissioned July 17 1972 Struck from the Naval Register August 5 1992 NMM NAVE CAORLE L9891 (Italian Naval Service) Sold to Italy and renamed Sold (Date unknown) at Naples Italy for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1966-10-10

Greetings cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1971-03-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1971-09-03

Decommissioning of USS Utina ATF-163, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 9eft(n+u) (USS)

1971-03-04

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1972-06-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Locy Type LDPS 9eft(n+u)

1972-06-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Other Information

YORK COUNTY received the following awards during her Naval career: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - Counties in Maine, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia

 

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