HAMILTON COUNTY LST 802
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
- USS LST-802
Commissioned November 13 1944 - Decommissioned July 21 1946
Transfered to U.S. Army July 21 1946
- USAT LST-802
Commissioned 1946 - Decommissioned 1950
Returned to U.S. Navy July 1 1950
- USS LST-802
Recommissioned August 30 1950
- USS HAMILTON COUNTY LST-802
Named July 1 1955
Decommissioned June 30 1960
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960
- JDS HAYATOMO MSL-461 (Japanese Naval Service)
Loaned to Japan and renamed
Decommissioned by Japan March 31 1972
Fate unknown
Keel Laid September 2 1944 - Launched October 19 1944
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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- LST-802 Covers Page 1 (1955)
- Hamilton County Covers Page 1 (1955)
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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning August 30 1950 to June 30 1960
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Locy Type |
1955-06-22 |
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As LST-802
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Locy Type |
1955-11-25 |
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As HAMILTON COUNTY
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Locy Type |
1955-08-08 |
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As HAMILTON COUNTY
Other Information
LST-802 earned 1 battle star for World War II service, and 7 battle stars for Korean War service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal -Korean Service Medal (7) - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
NAMESAKE - Counties in 10 states
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