LST 276

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-1 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid May 10 1943 - Launched August 29 1943


1. USS LST-276
Commissioned October 11 1943


2. USS LST(H)-276
Redesignated Tank Landing Ship (Hospital) (LST(H)) September 15 1945
Decommissioned February 15 1946


3. USNS T-LST-276
Placed In Service March 31 1952 by Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
Placed Out of Service June 10 1973

Struck from Naval Register June 10 1973
Transferred to The Republic of Singapore 1973

Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. LST-276 Covers Page 1     (1943-45)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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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 2z

1944-04-06

As LST-276
Censored wartime (WWII) V-Mail use

 

Other Information

LST-276 earned five battle stars for World War II service
* Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls February 1-6 1944
* Hollandia operation April 21-28 1944
* Marianas Islands operation
Capture and occupation of Guam July 21-25 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands September 6 to October 14 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landing January 9 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

 

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