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LST-1037

LST-1037 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records construction designation retained without assigning a service navy because wartime conversion/reclassification chronology may precede, interrupt or replace a normal LST service phase;

LST-1037 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
LST-1037, later USS Poseidon (ARL-12), launching at Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Christening by Mrs. Nora T. Twomey, August 24, 1944. Photograph received December 1949. Official U.S.
80-G-409442: USS LST-1037, later USS Poseidon (ARL-12), launching at Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Christening by Mrs. Nora T. Twomey, August 24, 1944. Photograph received December 1949. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/08).80-G-409442 · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-1037
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship

What is known about this ship

LST-1037 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records construction designation retained without assigning a service navy because wartime conversion/reclassification chronology may precede, interrupt or replace a normal LST service phase; later service identities will attach to this same hull rather than creating duplicate ships.

Class context: LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship

LST-542, later named Chelan County, headed the 611-vessel final and largest WWII Type II LST class block.

This ship is recorded as a member of LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Tank Landing Ship (LST) Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. Landing Ships, Tank — LST 797 through LST 1155 ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-20
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