LST 987

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-542 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid February 2 1944 - Launched March 5 1944


1. USS LST-987
   Commissioned April 19 1944 - Decommissioned September 3 1946
   
   
2. LST-987
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Ship (Date unknown) - Out of Service 1950


3. MILLARD COUNTY LST-987
Named MILLARD COUNTY July 1 1955, while in reserve
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1960
Sold August 1960 to Germany for conversion into a battle damage repair ship (ARB) - but conversion cancelled
Struck from German Naval list 1968


4. ESPERANCE III (Commercial Service)
Sold 1973 to Zanzuig & Transportbedrijf H. G. & G. D. Blomberg B. V. Panama, converted to a Hopper Dredge
Sold 1978 to Cdeco Maritime Construction Inc. Wilmington, DE
Sold 1980 to American International Dredge Corp.


5. COLUMBUS (Commercial Service)
Sold 1986 to the B & B Dredging Corp. Chicago, IL and renamed


6. COLUMBIA (Commercial Service)
Renamed 2002

 

Naval Covers

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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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

 

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