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USS LST-1063 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by her hull designation.

Construction

She was laid down on 3 January 1945, at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard; launched on 11 February 1945; and commissioned on 8 March 1945.^[3]^[2]

Service history

Following World War II, LST-1063 performed occupation duty in the Far East until early April 1946. She was transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal on 30 June 1948.^[3]

Notes

Bibliography

Online resources

"LST-1063". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Bethlehem-Hingham, Hingham MA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
"USS LST-1063". Navsource.org. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

External links

Photo gallery of USS LST-1063 at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTEBethlehem-Hingham2011-1] Bethlehem-Hingham 2011.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2017-2] Navsource 2017.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-3] DANFS 2015.

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