LST 579
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
- USS LST-579 Commissioned July 21 1944 - Decommissioned February 24 1946
- Q-073 (SCAJAP) Transferred to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated
- USNS T-LST-579 Placed In Service March 31 1952 - Out of Service (Date unknown)
- RSS INTREPID L-203 (Singapore Naval Service) Transferred to Singapore 1976 and renamed
Keel Laid May 4 1944 - Launched June 22 1944
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
Fate unknown
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Type # (Br. #15192) device prepared but never used
Other Information
LST-579 earned four battle stars for World War II service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
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