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
Keel Laid September 18 1944 - Launched November 4 1944


1. 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

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946)

 

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 F "ATOMIC BOMB TEST /   / BIKINI ATOLL"

1946-07-01

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.

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #13746)

1946-07-13

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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