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LST-678

LST-678 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records construction designation retained without assigning a service navy because conversion/reclassification chronology may precede or replace an active LST service phase; later service iden

LST-678 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
ID: DN-SN-89-05009 Service Depicted: Other Service Operation / Series: TEAM SPIRIT 87 South Korean Marines offload from the tank landing ship BUK HAN (LST 678) during the amphibious assault portion of the joint US/South…
ID: DN-SN-89-05009 Service Depicted: Other Service Operation / Series: TEAM SPIRIT 87 South Korean Marines offload from the tank landing ship BUK HAN (LST 678) during the amphibious assault portion of the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 87.http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/1989/Navy/DN-SN-89-05009.JPEG · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-678
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship

What is known about this ship

LST-678 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records construction designation retained without assigning a service navy because conversion/reclassification chronology may precede or replace an active 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 401 through LST 796 ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-20
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