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The U.S. Navy tank landing ship USS LST-942 underway soon after completion, circa late 1944. LST-942 is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 8L or Design 18L.

LST-942 was laid down on 1 August 1944 at Hingham, Massachssetts (USA), by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 6 September 1944; and commissioned on 26 September 1944. During World War II, LST-942 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Visayan Islands landings in April 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946. LST-942 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year. On 10 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil & Refining Co., of Houston, Texas (USA), for operation.
Date late 1944
date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40719766
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-2239 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author USN

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