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USS LST-1030

LST-1030 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records U.S. Navy wartime LST identity retained; later names, transfers, reclassifications and conversions remain future chronological enrichments on this same ships; later service identities

LST-1030 · LST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing shipUnited States NavyWorld War II, Cold WarVerified subject image
The Micro Serial Number is listed as 107565. The Serial Number is listed as 010. The Date is listed as 1/10/1945.
The Micro Serial Number is listed as 107565. The Serial Number is listed as 010. The Date is listed as 1/10/1945.This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America , via its partner Digital Public Library of America . Record in source catalog DPLA identifier: 41665afa3be5c0a3b5b4533f1067efb7 National Archives Identifier: 139866788 lang · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantLST-1030
ClassLST-542 / Chelan County class tank landing ship
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

LST-1030 is an ships in the LST-542 / Chelan County class. records U.S. Navy wartime LST identity retained; later names, transfers, reclassifications and conversions remain future chronological enrichments on this same ships; 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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