LST 662

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 Laid down January 14 1944 - Launched April 5 1944 USS LST-662 Commissioned May 2 1944 - Decommissioned December 19 1945 Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946 NEVA (Commercial Service) Per NavSource: Sold June 25 1946, to Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., of Seattle, WA. Sold? (date unknown) to Pacific American Fisheries Inc which converted the ship to a "Floating Cannery" between 1948 and 1950 and named it. First appearance of name NEVA is found in Merchant Vessels of the United States 1951 (page 392) and shows the owner as Pacific American Fisheries Inc (Delaware) and having Official Number 176786 IMO Number: 5249845 Lloyd's Register of Shipping shows owner as Fabrica de Harina de Pesca in 1963 and 1969, name retained, flagged in Peru Lloyd's Register of Shipping shows owner as Gulf Fisheries Co. W.L.L. in 1974 and 1975, flagged Kuwait Lloyd's Register of Shipping shows owner as United Fisheries Co. W.L.L. by 1977 through 1982, name retained, flagged in Kuwait HAMDAN 20 (Commercial Service) Renamed 1982. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1983 H-O (1982-83) still lists owner as United Fisheries Co. W.L.L. and flagged in Kuwait Dismantled in 1982 in Kuwait (per Lloyd's Register of Shipping Casualty Return Quarter Ended 31 March 1982 page 141)

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

LST-662 earned three battle stars for World War II service
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands September 6 to October 14 1944
* Manila Bay - Bicol operations
Zambales-Subic Bay January 29-30 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 1-28 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

 

Additional History

Pacific American Fisheries Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123. has many documents related to NEVA and its conversion to a "Floating Cannery"

 

 

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